How To Install libblockdev-loop on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-loop on Rocky Linux 8. libblockdev-loop is The loop plugin for the libblockdev library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-loop on Rocky Linux 8.

What is libblockdev-loop

The libblockdev library plugin (and in the same time a standalone library) providing the functionality related to loop devices.

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

Install libblockdev-loop 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 libblockdev-loop using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libblockdev-loop

Install libblockdev-loop 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 libblockdev-loop using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libblockdev-loop

How To Uninstall libblockdev-loop on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libblockdev-loop package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libblockdev-loop

libblockdev-loop Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a
/usr/lib/.build-id/0a/228bc8d48c7eab4b4d4ae2661df92970a363ad
/usr/lib64/libbd_loop.so.2
/usr/lib64/libbd_loop.so.2.0.0
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2b
/usr/lib/.build-id/2b/c5c79a4bc43937980d6475d08ac7dbb42ae342
/usr/lib/libbd_loop.so.2
/usr/lib/libbd_loop.so.2.0.0

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Summary

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