How To Install lvm2-lockd on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install lvm2-lockd in Fedora 36. lvm2-lockd is LVM locking daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lvm2-lockd on Fedora 36.

What is `lvm2-lockd`

LVM commands use lvmlockd to coordinate access to shared storage.

We can use yum or dnf to install lvm2-lockd on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install lvm2-lockd.

Install lvm2-lockd 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 lvm2-lockd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lvm2-lockd

Install lvm2-lockd 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 lvm2-lockd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lvm2-lockd

How To Uninstall lvm2-lockd on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the lvm2-lockd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lvm2-lockd

lvm2-lockd Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/43
/usr/lib/.build-id/43/e0e5bf85f82adeb3c21a9c1a4b7285dc851d63
/usr/lib/.build-id/65
/usr/lib/.build-id/65/55bdc81ca80f35e081125e84848009de042c07
/usr/lib/systemd/system/lvmlockd.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/lvmlocks.service
/usr/sbin/lvmlockctl
/usr/sbin/lvmlockd
/usr/share/man/man8/lvmlockctl.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/lvmlockd.8.gz

References

lvm2-lockd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lvm2-lockd on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).