How To Install syslinux-extlinux on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux-extlinux in AlmaLinux 8. syslinux-extlinux is The EXTLINUX bootloader, for booting the local system.

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux-extlinux on AlmaLinux 8.

What is syslinux-extlinux

The EXTLINUX bootloader, for booting the local system, as well as all the SYSLINUX/PXELINUX modules in /boot.

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

Install syslinux-extlinux 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 syslinux-extlinux using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install syslinux-extlinux

Install syslinux-extlinux 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 syslinux-extlinux using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install syslinux-extlinux

How To Uninstall syslinux-extlinux on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove syslinux-extlinux

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Summary

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