How to Install and Uninstall dracut-squash.x86_64 Package on Rocky Linux 8

Last updated: January 16,2025

1. Install "dracut-squash.x86_64" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install dracut-squash.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8


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

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall dracut-squash.x86_64 on Rocky Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dracut-squash.x86_64 package on Rocky Linux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 0:31:33 ago on Mon Sep 12 10:27:18 2022.
Available Packages
Name : dracut-squash
Version : 049
Release : 202.git20220511.el8_6
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 61 k
Source : dracut-049-202.git20220511.el8_6.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : dracut module to build an initramfs with most files in a squashfs image
URL : https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org/
License : GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
Description : This package provides a dracut module to build an initramfs, but store most files
: in a squashfs image, result in a smaller initramfs size and reduce runtime memory
: usage.