How To Install kmod on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod on CentOS 8.
What is kmod
The kmod package provides various programs needed for automatic loading and unloading of modules under 2.6, 3.x, and later kernels, as well as other module management programs. Device drivers and filesystems are two examples of loaded and unloaded modules. The kmod package provides various programs needed for automatic loading and unloading of modules under 2.6, 3.x, and later kernels, as well as other module management programs. Device drivers and filesystems are two examples of loaded and unloaded modules.
We can use yum or dnf to install kmod on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kmod.
Install kmod on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install kmod using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kmod
Install kmod 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 kmod using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kmod
How To Uninstall kmod on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the kmod package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kmod
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.