How To Install libvirt-daemon-driver-network on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-network on Rocky Linux 8. libvirt-daemon-driver-network is Network driver plugin for the libvirtd daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-network on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `libvirt-daemon-driver-network`

The network driver plugin for the libvirtd daemon, providing an implementation of the virtual network APIs using the Linux bridge capabilities.

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

Install libvirt-daemon-driver-network 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 libvirt-daemon-driver-network using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-network

Install libvirt-daemon-driver-network 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 libvirt-daemon-driver-network using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-network

How To Uninstall libvirt-daemon-driver-network on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libvirt-daemon-driver-network package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libvirt-daemon-driver-network

libvirt-daemon-driver-network Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/libvirt/qemu
/etc/libvirt/qemu/networks
/etc/libvirt/qemu/networks/autostart
/etc/libvirt/virtnetworkd.conf
/run/libvirt/network
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/02
/usr/lib/.build-id/02/65a903394adb4b016883462db433d3e2467058
/usr/lib/.build-id/87
/usr/lib/.build-id/87/9184de8a7cce771b696d4fbbfc7ec78aef33b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/93
/usr/lib/.build-id/93/0441ee5f701b6637c1e26dda74cdd1b80740f1
/usr/lib/firewalld/zones/libvirt.xml
/usr/lib/systemd/system/virtnetworkd-admin.socket
/usr/lib/systemd/system/virtnetworkd-ro.socket
/usr/lib/systemd/system/virtnetworkd.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/virtnetworkd.socket
/usr/lib64/libvirt/connection-driver/libvirt_driver_network.so
/usr/libexec/libvirt_leaseshelper
/usr/sbin/virtnetworkd
/usr/share/augeas/lenses/tests/test_virtnetworkd.aug
/usr/share/augeas/lenses/virtnetworkd.aug
/var/lib/libvirt/dnsmasq
/var/lib/libvirt/network

References

libvirt-daemon-driver-network website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-network on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.