How to Install and Uninstall dracut.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: April 25,2024

1. Install "dracut.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dracut.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                dracut.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dracut.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall dracut.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dracut.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

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Installed Packages
Name : dracut
Version : 049
Release : 95.git20200804.el8_3.4
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 1.0 M
Source : dracut-049-95.git20200804.el8_3.4.src.rpm
Repository : @System
From repo : anaconda
Summary : Initramfs generator using udev
URL : https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org/
License : GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
Description : dracut contains tools to create bootable initramfses for the Linux
: kernel. Unlike previous implementations, dracut hard-codes as little
: as possible into the initramfs. dracut contains various modules which
: are driven by the event-based udev. Having root on MD, DM, LVM2, LUKS
: is supported as well as NFS, iSCSI, NBD, FCoE with the dracut-network
: package.