How to Install and Uninstall biosdevname.x86_64 Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: November 01,2024

1. Install "biosdevname.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to install biosdevname.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8


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

Learn how to uninstall biosdevname.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the biosdevname.x86_64 package on Oracle Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 0:08:06 ago on Mon Sep 12 02:51:38 2022.
Available Packages
Name : biosdevname
Version : 0.7.3
Release : 2.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 44 k
Source : biosdevname-0.7.3-2.el8.src.rpm
Repository : ol8_baseos_latest
Summary : Udev helper for naming devices per BIOS names
URL : http://linux.dell.com/files/biosdevname
License : GPLv2
Description : biosdevname in its simplest form takes a kernel device name as an
: argument, and returns the BIOS-given name it "should" be. This is necessary
: on systems where the BIOS name for a given device (e.g. the label on
: the chassis is "Gb1") doesn't map directly and obviously to the kernel
: name (e.g. eth0).