How To Install kernel-plus on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-plus on CentOS 8.
What is kernel-plus
This is the package which provides the Linux kernel-plus for CentOS Linux. It is based on upstream Linux at version 4.18.0 and maintains kABI compatibility of a set of approved symbols, however it is heavily modified with backports and fixes pulled from newer upstream Linux kernel-plus releases. This means this is not a 4.18.0 kernel anymore from newer upstream linux versions, while maintaining a well tested and stable core. Some of the components/backports that may be pulled in are updates to the core kernel (eg. fixes and features), updates to block layer, supported filesystems, major driver updates for supported hardware in CentOS Linux, enhancements for enterprise customers, etc.
We can use yum or dnf to install kernel-plus on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kernel-plus.
Install kernel-plus on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install kernel-plus using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kernel-plus
Install kernel-plus 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 kernel-plus using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kernel-plus
How To Uninstall kernel-plus on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the kernel-plus package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kernel-plus
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-plus on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.