How To Install libblockdev-loop on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-loop on CentOS 7.
What is libblockdev-loop
The libblockdev library plugin (and in the same time a standalone library) providing the functionality related to loop devices. The libblockdev library plugin (and in the same time a standalone library) providing the functionality related to loop devices.
We can use yum or dnf to install libblockdev-loop on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libblockdev-loop.
Install libblockdev-loop on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libblockdev-loop using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libblockdev-loop
Install libblockdev-loop on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install libblockdev-loop using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libblockdev-loop
How To Uninstall libblockdev-loop on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the libblockdev-loop package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libblockdev-loop
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-loop on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
