How To Install shim-unsigned-ia32 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install shim-unsigned-ia32 on CentOS 7. shim-unsigned-ia32 is First-stage UEFI bootloader (unsigned data)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install shim-unsigned-ia32 on CentOS 7.

What is shim-unsigned-ia32

Initial UEFI bootloader that handles chaining to a trusted full bootloader under secure boot environments.

We can use yum or dnf to install shim-unsigned-ia32 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install shim-unsigned-ia32.

Install shim-unsigned-ia32 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install shim-unsigned-ia32 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install shim-unsigned-ia32

Install shim-unsigned-ia32 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 shim-unsigned-ia32 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install shim-unsigned-ia32

How To Uninstall shim-unsigned-ia32 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the shim-unsigned-ia32 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove shim-unsigned-ia32

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install shim-unsigned-ia32 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.