How To Install libvirt-lock-sanlock on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-lock-sanlock in Fedora 36. libvirt-lock-sanlock is Sanlock lock manager plugin for QEMU driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-lock-sanlock on Fedora 36.

What is libvirt-lock-sanlock

Includes the Sanlock lock manager plugin for the QEMU driver

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

Install libvirt-lock-sanlock 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 libvirt-lock-sanlock using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvirt-lock-sanlock

Install libvirt-lock-sanlock 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 libvirt-lock-sanlock using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvirt-lock-sanlock

How To Uninstall libvirt-lock-sanlock on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the libvirt-lock-sanlock package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libvirt-lock-sanlock

libvirt-lock-sanlock Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/libvirt/libxl-sanlock.conf
/etc/libvirt/qemu-sanlock.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/32
/usr/lib/.build-id/32/ded24bfa2383b38b56fa7efc34486d442bc05a
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6
/usr/lib/.build-id/a6/93f5418f358b41e2e4ed9a94d870277f8356df
/usr/lib64/libvirt/lock-driver/sanlock.so
/usr/libexec/libvirt_sanlock_helper
/usr/sbin/virt-sanlock-cleanup
/usr/share/augeas/lenses/libvirt_sanlock.aug
/usr/share/augeas/lenses/tests/test_libvirt_sanlock.aug
/usr/share/man/man8/virt-sanlock-cleanup.8.gz
/var/lib/libvirt/sanlock

References

Summary

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