How To Install grub2-tools on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub2-tools on CentOS 7. grub2-tools is Support tools for GRUB.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub2-tools on CentOS 7.

What is grub2-tools

The GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) is a highly configurable and customizable bootloader with modular architecture. It supports a rich variety of kernel formats, file systems, computer architectures and hardware devices. This subpackage provides tools for support of all platforms.

We can use yum or dnf to install grub2-tools on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install grub2-tools.

Install grub2-tools on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install grub2-tools using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install grub2-tools

Install grub2-tools on CentOS 7 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 grub2-tools using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install grub2-tools

How To Uninstall grub2-tools on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the grub2-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove grub2-tools

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install grub2-tools on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.