How To Install ipxe-bootimgs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipxe-bootimgs on CentOS 7. ipxe-bootimgs is Network boot loader images in bootable USB, CD, floppy and GRUB

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ipxe-bootimgs on CentOS 7.

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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ipxe-bootimgs.

Install ipxe-bootimgs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install ipxe-bootimgs

Install ipxe-bootimgs 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 ipxe-bootimgs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ipxe-bootimgs

How To Uninstall ipxe-bootimgs on CentOS 7

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 CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.