How to Install and Uninstall dracut.x86_64 Package on CentOS Stream 9

Last updated: June 28,2024

1. Install "dracut.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dracut.x86_64 on CentOS Stream 9


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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall dracut.x86_64 on CentOS Stream 9:


    
        
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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 Stream 9

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Available Packages
Name : dracut
Version : 057
Release : 53.git20240104.el9
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 463 k
Source : dracut-057-53.git20240104.el9.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : Initramfs generator using udev
URL : https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org/
License : GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ and GPLv2
Description : dracut contains tools to create bootable initramfses for the Linux
: kernel. Unlike other 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.