How To Install efi-srpm-macros on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install efi-srpm-macros in AlmaLinux 8. efi-srpm-macros is Common SRPM Macros for building EFI-related packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install efi-srpm-macros on AlmaLinux 8.

What is efi-srpm-macros

efi-srpm-macros provides a set of SRPM macros for use in EFI-related packages.

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

Install efi-srpm-macros 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 efi-srpm-macros using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install efi-srpm-macros

Install efi-srpm-macros 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 efi-srpm-macros using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install efi-srpm-macros

How To Uninstall efi-srpm-macros on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the efi-srpm-macros package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove efi-srpm-macros

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install efi-srpm-macros on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.