How To Install efivar-libs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install efivar-libs in AlmaLinux 8. efivar-libs is Library to manage UEFI variables

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install efivar-libs on AlmaLinux 8.

What is efivar-libs

Library to allow for the simple manipulation of UEFI variables.

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

Install efivar-libs 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 efivar-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install efivar-libs

Install efivar-libs 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 efivar-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install efivar-libs

How To Uninstall efivar-libs on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the efivar-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove efivar-libs

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Summary

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