How To Install kernel-modules-extra on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-modules-extra in AlmaLinux 8. kernel-modules-extra is Extra kernel modules to match the kernel

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.