How To Install efibootmgr on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install efibootmgr in AlmaLinux 8. efibootmgr is EFI Boot Manager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install efibootmgr on AlmaLinux 8.

What is efibootmgr

efibootmgr displays and allows the user to edit the Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Boot Manager variables. Additional information about EFI can be found at http

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

Install efibootmgr 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 efibootmgr using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install efibootmgr

Install efibootmgr 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 efibootmgr using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install efibootmgr

How To Uninstall efibootmgr on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the efibootmgr package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove efibootmgr

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Summary

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