How To Install sdparm on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdparm on CentOS 8.
What is sdparm
SCSI disk parameters are held in mode pages. This utility lists or changes those parameters. Other SCSI devices (or devices that use the SCSI command set e.g. some SATA devices) such as CD/DVD and tape drives may also find parts of sdparm useful. Fetches Vital Product Data pages. Can send commands to start or stop the media and load or unload removable media. Warning such that the disk stops operating or is slowed down. Use with care.
We can use yum or dnf to install sdparm on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install sdparm.
Install sdparm 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 sdparm using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install sdparm
Install sdparm 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 sdparm using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install sdparm
How To Uninstall sdparm on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the sdparm package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove sdparm
sdparm Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/bin/sas_disk_blink
/usr/bin/scsi_ch_swp
/usr/bin/sdparm
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/7108a57c43f50ff34d4f813b323381dd660487
/usr/share/doc/sdparm
/usr/share/doc/sdparm/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/sdparm/CREDITS
/usr/share/doc/sdparm/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/sdparm/README
/usr/share/doc/sdparm/notes.txt
/usr/share/licenses/sdparm
/usr/share/licenses/sdparm/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man8/sas_disk_blink.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/scsi_ch_swp.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/sdparm.8.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install sdparm on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.