How to Install and Uninstall dracut-fips.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: January 08,2025

1. Install "dracut-fips.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install dracut-fips.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                dracut-fips.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dracut-fips.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall dracut-fips.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
                dracut-fips.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dracut-fips.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : dracut-fips
Arch : x86_64
Version : 033
Release : 535.amzn2.1.5
Size : 60 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : dracut modules to build a dracut initramfs with an integrity check
URL : https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org/
License : GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
Description : This package requires everything which is needed to build an
: initramfs with dracut, which does an integrity check.