How To Install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8.
What is kernel-rpm-macros
Macros and scripts for building kernel module packages.
We can use yum or dnf to install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kernel-rpm-macros.
Install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install kernel-rpm-macros using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kernel-rpm-macros
Install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install kernel-rpm-macros using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kernel-rpm-macros
How To Uninstall kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the kernel-rpm-macros package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kernel-rpm-macros
kernel-rpm-macros Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/rpm/macros.d/macros.kmp
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-kmod-restore-perms
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/brp-kmod-set-exec-bit
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-provides.d
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-provides.d/firmware.prov
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-provides.d/modalias.prov
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-provides.ksyms
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/find-requires.ksyms
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/kmodtool
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/rpmsort
/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/symset-table
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kernel-rpm-macros on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.