How To Install hypervkvpd on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hypervkvpd on Rocky Linux 8.
What is hypervkvpd
Hypervkvpd is an implementation of Hyper-V key value pair (KVP) functionality for Linux. The daemon first registers with the kernel driver. After this is done it collects information requested by Windows Host about the Linux Guest. It also supports IP injection functionality on the Guest.
We can use yum or dnf to install hypervkvpd on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hypervkvpd.
Install hypervkvpd on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install hypervkvpd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install hypervkvpd
Install hypervkvpd on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install hypervkvpd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install hypervkvpd
How To Uninstall hypervkvpd on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the hypervkvpd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove hypervkvpd
hypervkvpd Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/ad9b7e047b719c38171a0eb04906bd6ca7d172
/usr/lib/systemd/system/hypervkvpd.service
/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/70-hypervkvp.rules
/usr/libexec/hypervkvpd
/usr/libexec/hypervkvpd/hv_get_dhcp_info
/usr/libexec/hypervkvpd/hv_get_dns_info
/usr/libexec/hypervkvpd/hv_set_ifconfig
/usr/sbin/hypervkvpd
/var/lib/hyperv
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hypervkvpd on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.