How To Install kernel-modules-extra on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-modules-extra on AlmaLinux 8.
What is kernel-modules-extra
This package provides less commonly used kernel modules for the kernel package.
We can use yum or dnf to install kernel-modules-extra on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kernel-modules-extra.
Install kernel-modules-extra 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 kernel-modules-extra using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kernel-modules-extra
Install kernel-modules-extra 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 kernel-modules-extra using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kernel-modules-extra
How To Uninstall kernel-modules-extra on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the kernel-modules-extra package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kernel-modules-extra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-modules-extra on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.