How to Install and Uninstall kernel-devel.x86_64 Package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

Last updated: February 28,2025

1. Install "kernel-devel.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install kernel-devel.x86_64 on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "kernel-devel.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall kernel-devel.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 kernel-devel.x86_64 package on CentOS 8 / RHEL 8

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Available Packages
Name : kernel-devel
Version : 4.18.0
Release : 240.22.1.el8_3
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 17 M
Source : kernel-4.18.0-240.22.1.el8_3.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : Development package for building kernel modules to match the kernel
URL : http://www.kernel.org/
License : GPLv2 and Redistributable, no modification permitted
Description : This package provides kernel headers and makefiles sufficient to build modules
: against the kernel package.