How To Install ipxe-bootimgs on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipxe-bootimgs on AlmaLinux 8.
What is ipxe-bootimgs
iPXE is an open source network bootloader. It provides a direct replacement for proprietary PXE ROMs, with many extra features such as DNS, HTTP, iSCSI, etc. This package contains the iPXE boot images in USB, CD, floppy, and PXE UNDI formats.
We can use yum or dnf to install ipxe-bootimgs on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ipxe-bootimgs.
Install ipxe-bootimgs 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 ipxe-bootimgs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install ipxe-bootimgs
Install ipxe-bootimgs 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 ipxe-bootimgs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install ipxe-bootimgs
How To Uninstall ipxe-bootimgs on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the ipxe-bootimgs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove ipxe-bootimgs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ipxe-bootimgs on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
