How To Install initial-setup on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install initial-setup on Rocky Linux 8. initial-setup is Initial system configuration utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install initial-setup on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `initial-setup`

The initial-setup utility runs after installation. It guides the user through a series of steps that allows for easier configuration of the machine.

We can use yum or dnf to install initial-setup on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install initial-setup.

Install initial-setup on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install initial-setup using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install initial-setup

Install initial-setup on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install initial-setup

How To Uninstall initial-setup on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the initial-setup package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove initial-setup

initial-setup Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/initial-setup
/etc/initial-setup/conf.d
/etc/initial-setup/conf.d/10-initial-setup.conf
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup-0.3.81.7-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup-0.3.81.7-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup-0.3.81.7-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup-0.3.81.7-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup-0.3.81.7-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__pycache__/common.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__pycache__/common.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__pycache__/i18n.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__pycache__/i18n.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__pycache__/initial_setup_log.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__pycache__/initial_setup_log.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__pycache__/product.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/__pycache__/product.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/common.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/i18n.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/initial_setup_log.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/product.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/__pycache__/tui.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/__pycache__/tui.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/hubs
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/hubs/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/hubs/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/hubs/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/hubs/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/hubs/__pycache__/initial_setup_hub.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/hubs/__pycache__/initial_setup_hub.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/hubs/initial_setup_hub.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/spokes
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/spokes/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/spokes/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/spokes/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/spokes/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/spokes/__pycache__/eula.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/spokes/__pycache__/eula.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/spokes/eula.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/initial_setup/tui/tui.py
/usr/lib/systemd/system/initial-setup-reconfiguration.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/initial-setup.service
/usr/libexec/initial-setup/firstboot-windowmanager
/usr/libexec/initial-setup/initial-setup-text
/usr/libexec/initial-setup/reconfiguration-mode-enabled
/usr/libexec/initial-setup/run-initial-setup
/usr/share/doc/initial-setup
/usr/share/doc/initial-setup/README.rst
/usr/share/licenses/initial-setup
/usr/share/licenses/initial-setup/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/bn_IN/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/fur/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/gu/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/ia/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/km/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/kn/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/nb/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/or/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/ro/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/sq/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/ta/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/th/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo
/usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/initial-setup.mo

References

initial-setup website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install initial-setup on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.