How To Install dracut-kiwi-oem-dump on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-kiwi-oem-dump on CentOS 8.
What is dracut-kiwi-oem-dump
This package contains the kiwi-dump and kiwi-dump-reboot dracut modules which is used to install an oem image onto a target disk. It implements a simple installer which allows for user selected target disk or unattended installation to target. The source of the image to install could be either from media(CD/DVD/USB) or from remote
We can use yum or dnf to install dracut-kiwi-oem-dump on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dracut-kiwi-oem-dump.
Install dracut-kiwi-oem-dump on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install dracut-kiwi-oem-dump using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install dracut-kiwi-oem-dump
Install dracut-kiwi-oem-dump on CentOS 8 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install dracut-kiwi-oem-dump using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install dracut-kiwi-oem-dump
How To Uninstall dracut-kiwi-oem-dump on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the dracut-kiwi-oem-dump package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove dracut-kiwi-oem-dump
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-kiwi-oem-dump on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.