How To Install dracut-config-rescue on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-config-rescue in AlmaLinux 8. dracut-config-rescue is dracut configuration to turn on rescue image generation

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-config-rescue on AlmaLinux 8.

What is dracut-config-rescue

This package provides the configuration to turn on the rescue initramfs generation with dracut.

We can use yum or dnf to install dracut-config-rescue on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dracut-config-rescue.

Install dracut-config-rescue on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dracut-config-rescue using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dracut-config-rescue

Install dracut-config-rescue on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dracut-config-rescue using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dracut-config-rescue

How To Uninstall dracut-config-rescue on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the dracut-config-rescue package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dracut-config-rescue

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-config-rescue on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.