How To Install hypervkvpd on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hypervkvpd on CentOS 8.
What is hypervkvpd
Hypervkvpd is an implementation of Hyper-V key value pair (KVP) functionality for Linux. The daemon first registers with the kernel driver. After this is done it collects information requested by Windows Host about the Linux Guest. It also supports IP injection functionality on the Guest.
We can use yum or dnf to install hypervkvpd on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hypervkvpd.
Install hypervkvpd on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install hypervkvpd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install hypervkvpd
Install hypervkvpd on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install hypervkvpd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install hypervkvpd
How To Uninstall hypervkvpd on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the hypervkvpd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove hypervkvpd
hypervkvpd Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/39
/usr/lib/.build-id/39/254ce3a372b42f2ed3e96265571d8279bddfb7
/usr/lib/systemd/system/hypervkvpd.service
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/70-hypervkvp.rules
/usr/libexec/hypervkvpd
/usr/libexec/hypervkvpd/hv_get_dhcp_info
/usr/libexec/hypervkvpd/hv_get_dns_info
/usr/libexec/hypervkvpd/hv_set_ifconfig
/usr/sbin/hypervkvpd
/var/lib/hyperv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hypervkvpd on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.