How To Install kmod-kvdo on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod-kvdo
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is kmod-kvdo
Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) is a device mapper target that delivers block-level deduplication, compression, and thin provisioning. This package provides the kernel modules for VDO.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install kmod-kvdo
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kmod-kvdo.
Install kmod-kvdo 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 kmod-kvdo
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install kmod-kvdo
Install kmod-kvdo 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 kmod-kvdo
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install kmod-kvdo
How To Uninstall kmod-kvdo on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the kmod-kvdo
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove kmod-kvdo
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kmod-kvdo
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.