How To Install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8. kdump-anaconda-addon is Kdump configuration anaconda addon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8.

What is kdump-anaconda-addon

Kdump anaconda addon

We can use yum or dnf to install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kdump-anaconda-addon.

Install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install kdump-anaconda-addon using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kdump-anaconda-addon

Install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8 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 kdump-anaconda-addon using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kdump-anaconda-addon

How To Uninstall kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the kdump-anaconda-addon package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kdump-anaconda-addon

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdump-anaconda-addon on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.