How To Install readonly-root on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install readonly-root in AlmaLinux 8. readonly-root is Service for configuring read-only root support

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install readonly-root on AlmaLinux 8.

What is readonly-root

This package provides script & configuration file for setting up read-only root support. Additional configuration is required after installation.

We can use yum or dnf to install readonly-root on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install readonly-root.

Install readonly-root on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install readonly-root using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install readonly-root

Install readonly-root on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install readonly-root using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install readonly-root

How To Uninstall readonly-root on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the readonly-root package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove readonly-root

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install readonly-root on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.