How To Install koji-vm on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install koji-vm on Rocky Linux 8. koji-vm is Koji virtual machine management daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install koji-vm on Rocky Linux 8.

What is koji-vm

koji-vm contains a supplemental build daemon that executes certain tasks in a virtual machine. This package is not required for most installations.

We can use yum or dnf to install koji-vm on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install koji-vm.

Install koji-vm on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install koji-vm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install koji-vm

Install koji-vm on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install koji-vm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install koji-vm

How To Uninstall koji-vm on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the koji-vm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove koji-vm

koji-vm Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/kojivmd
/etc/kojivmd/kojivmd.conf
/usr/lib/systemd/system/kojivmd.service
/usr/sbin/kojivmd
/usr/share/kojivmd/kojikamid

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install koji-vm on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.