How To Install device-mapper-persistent-data on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install device-mapper-persistent-data on AlmaLinux 8.
What is device-mapper-persistent-data
thin-provisioning-tools contains check,dump,restore,repair,rmap and metadata_size tools to manage device-mapper thin provisioning target metadata devices; cache check,dump,metadata_size,restore and repair tools to manage device-mapper cache metadata devices are included and era check, dump, restore and invalidate to manage snapshot eras
We can use yum or dnf to install device-mapper-persistent-data on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install device-mapper-persistent-data.
Install device-mapper-persistent-data 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-persistent-data using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install device-mapper-persistent-data
Install device-mapper-persistent-data 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-persistent-data using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install device-mapper-persistent-data
How To Uninstall device-mapper-persistent-data on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the device-mapper-persistent-data package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove device-mapper-persistent-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install device-mapper-persistent-data on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.