How To Install hypervvssd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install hypervvssd in Fedora 36. hypervvssd is Hyper-V VSS daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install hypervvssd on Fedora 36.

What is hypervvssd

Hypervvssd is an implementation of Hyper-V VSS functionality for Linux. The daemon is used for host initiated guest snapshot on Hyper-V hypervisor. The daemon first registers with the kernel driver. After this is done it waits for instructions from Windows Host if to “freeze” or “thaw” the filesystem on the Linux Guest.

We can use yum or dnf to install hypervvssd on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hypervvssd.

Install hypervvssd on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install hypervvssd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install hypervvssd

Install hypervvssd on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install hypervvssd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install hypervvssd

How To Uninstall hypervvssd on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the hypervvssd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove hypervvssd

hypervvssd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c
/usr/lib/.build-id/1c/715bff964df76c8dce204e73f35a91aaa57180
/usr/lib/systemd/system/hypervvssd.service
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/70-hypervvss.rules
/usr/sbin/hypervvssd

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install hypervvssd on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).