How To Install syslinux on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux on CentOS 7. syslinux is Simple kernel loader which boots from a FAT filesystem

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux on CentOS 7.

What is syslinux

SYSLINUX is a suite of bootloaders, currently supporting DOS FAT filesystems, Linux ext2/ext3 filesystems (EXTLINUX), PXE network boots (PXELINUX), or ISO 9660 CD-ROMs (ISOLINUX).

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

Install syslinux on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install syslinux using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install syslinux

Install syslinux 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 syslinux using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install syslinux

How To Uninstall syslinux on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the syslinux package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove syslinux

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.