How To Install dracut-network on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is dracut-network

This package requires everything which is needed to build a generic all purpose initramfs with network support with dracut.

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

Install dracut-network 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-network using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dracut-network

Install dracut-network 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-network using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dracut-network

How To Uninstall dracut-network on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove dracut-network

References

• dracut-network website

Summary

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