How To Install libblockdev-kbd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-kbd in Fedora 36. libblockdev-kbd is The KBD plugin for the libblockdev library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-kbd on Fedora 36.

What is libblockdev-kbd

The libblockdev library plugin (and in the same time a standalone library) providing the functionality related to kernel block devices (namely zRAM and Bcache).

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

Install libblockdev-kbd 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 libblockdev-kbd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libblockdev-kbd

Install libblockdev-kbd 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 libblockdev-kbd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libblockdev-kbd

How To Uninstall libblockdev-kbd on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libblockdev-kbd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libblockdev-kbd

libblockdev-kbd Package Contents on Fedora 36

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description: "In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-kbd in Fedora 36. libblockdev-kbd is The KBD plugin for the libblockdev library"
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## Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install `libblockdev-kbd` on Fedora 36.

### What is `libblockdev-kbd`

> The libblockdev library plugin (and in the same time a standalone library) providing the functionality related to kernel block devices (namely zRAM and Bcache).  

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

## Install libblockdev-kbd on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with `dnf` using the following command.

```bash
sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libblockdev-kbd

Install libblockdev-kbd 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 libblockdev-kbd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libblockdev-kbd

How To Uninstall libblockdev-kbd on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libblockdev-kbd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libblockdev-kbd

libblockdev-kbd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/91
/usr/lib/.build-id/91/8f6d07e8a3cbbcf0c0b9e465f6dd1b8ba7ea88
/usr/lib/libbd_kbd.so.2
/usr/lib/libbd_kbd.so.2.0.0

References

Summary

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

/usr/lib/.build-id /usr/lib/.build-id/4b /usr/lib/.build-id/4b/f1f27f9d6f80f7516defd3f81effbf30571627 /usr/lib64/libbd_kbd.so.2 /usr/lib64/libbd_kbd.so.2.0.0


## References

* [libblockdev-kbd website](https://github.com/storaged-project/libblockdev)

## Summary

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