How to Install and Uninstall dracut.src Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: December 12,2024

1. Install "dracut.src" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dracut.src on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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2. Uninstall "dracut.src" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dracut.src on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dracut.src package on Oracle Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : dracut
Version : 049
Release : 202.git20220511.0.1.el8_6
Architecture : src
Size : 566 k
Source : None
Repository : ol8_baseos_latest
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.