How To Install device-mapper-multipath-libs on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install device-mapper-multipath-libs in AlmaLinux 8. device-mapper-multipath-libs is The device-mapper-multipath modules and shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install device-mapper-multipath-libs on AlmaLinux 8.

What is device-mapper-multipath-libs

The device-mapper-multipath-libs provides the path checker and prioritizer modules. It also contains the libmpathpersist and libmpathcmd shared libraries, as well as multipath’s internal library, libmultipath.

We can use yum or dnf to install device-mapper-multipath-libs on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install device-mapper-multipath-libs.

Install device-mapper-multipath-libs on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install device-mapper-multipath-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install device-mapper-multipath-libs

Install device-mapper-multipath-libs on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install device-mapper-multipath-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install device-mapper-multipath-libs

How To Uninstall device-mapper-multipath-libs on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the device-mapper-multipath-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove device-mapper-multipath-libs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install device-mapper-multipath-libs on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.