How To Install lvm2-python-boom on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lvm2-python-boom on CentOS 7. lvm2-python-boom is A set of libraries and tools for managing boot loader entries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lvm2-python-boom on CentOS 7.

What is lvm2-python-boom

Boom is a boot manager for Linux systems using boot loaders that support the BootLoader Specification for boot entry configuration. Boom requires a BLS compatible boot loader to function systemd-boot project, or Grub2 with the bls patch (Red Hat Grub2 builds include this support in both Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and Fedora). This package provides the python2 version of boom.

We can use yum or dnf to install lvm2-python-boom on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lvm2-python-boom.

Install lvm2-python-boom on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lvm2-python-boom using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lvm2-python-boom

Install lvm2-python-boom on CentOS 7 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 lvm2-python-boom using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lvm2-python-boom

How To Uninstall lvm2-python-boom on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the lvm2-python-boom package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lvm2-python-boom

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lvm2-python-boom on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.