How to Install and Uninstall dracut.x86_64 Package on Oracle Linux 9

Last updated: November 28,2024

1. Install "dracut.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install dracut.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 9


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

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall dracut.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 9:


    
        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dracut.x86_64 package on Oracle Linux 9

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Available Packages
Name : dracut
Version : 057
Release : 44.git20230822.0.2.el9
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 685 k
Source : dracut-057-44.git20230822.0.2.el9.src.rpm
Repository : ol9_baseos_latest
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.