How To Install hypervkvpd on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hypervkvpd on Fedora 34.
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 Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hypervkvpd.
Install hypervkvpd on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 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 Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 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 Fedora 34
To uninstall only the hypervkvpd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove hypervkvpd
hypervkvpd Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/36
/usr/lib/.build-id/36/02ce6d19852ab5866018b54add440bcd1ad826
/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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hypervkvpd on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.
