How To Install sgabios on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sgabios on AlmaLinux 8.
What is sgabios
SGABIOS is designed to be inserted into a BIOS as an option rom to provide over a serial port the display and input capabilities normally handled by a VGA adapter and a keyboard, and additionally provide hooks for logging displayed characters for later collection after an operating system boots.
We can use yum or dnf to install sgabios on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sgabios.
Install sgabios 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 sgabios using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install sgabios
Install sgabios 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 sgabios using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install sgabios
How To Uninstall sgabios on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the sgabios package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove sgabios
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sgabios on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.