How To Install kpatch-dnf on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpatch-dnf on Rocky Linux 8.
What is kpatch-dnf
kpatch-dnf is a DNF plugin than manages subcription to kpatch-patch updates. When enabled, kernel packages are automatically subscribed to corresponding kpatch-patch packages updates.
We can use yum or dnf to install kpatch-dnf on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kpatch-dnf.
Install kpatch-dnf 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 kpatch-dnf using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kpatch-dnf
Install kpatch-dnf 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 kpatch-dnf using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kpatch-dnf
How To Uninstall kpatch-dnf on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the kpatch-dnf package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kpatch-dnf
kpatch-dnf Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/etc/dnf/plugins/kpatch.conf
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/dnf-plugins/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/dnf-plugins/__pycache__/kpatch.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/dnf-plugins/__pycache__/kpatch.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/dnf-plugins/kpatch.py
/usr/share/man/man8/dnf.kpatch.8.gz
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kpatch-dnf on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.