How To Install syslinux-nonlinux on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install syslinux-nonlinux in AlmaLinux 8. syslinux-nonlinux is SYSLINUX modules which aren’t run from linux.

Introduction

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

What is syslinux-nonlinux

All the SYSLINUX binaries that run from the firmware rather than from a linux host. It also includes a tool, MEMDISK, which loads legacy operating systems from media.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install syslinux-nonlinux

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

sudo yum -y install syslinux-nonlinux

How To Uninstall syslinux-nonlinux on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove syslinux-nonlinux

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Summary

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