How To Install dracut-kiwi-oem-repart on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-kiwi-oem-repart on CentOS 8. dracut-kiwi-oem-repart is KIWI - Dracut module for oem(repart) image type

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-kiwi-oem-repart on CentOS 8.

What is dracut-kiwi-oem-repart

This package contains the kiwi-repart dracut module which is used to repartition the oem disk image to the current disk geometry according to the setup in the kiwi image configuration

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

Install dracut-kiwi-oem-repart 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-repart using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dracut-kiwi-oem-repart

Install dracut-kiwi-oem-repart 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-repart using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dracut-kiwi-oem-repart

How To Uninstall dracut-kiwi-oem-repart on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the dracut-kiwi-oem-repart package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dracut-kiwi-oem-repart

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dracut-kiwi-oem-repart on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.