How To Install libblockdev-part on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-part on CentOS 7. libblockdev-part is The partitioning plugin for the libblockdev library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-part on CentOS 7.

What is libblockdev-part

The libblockdev library plugin (and in the same time a standalone library) providing the functionality related to partitioning. The libblockdev library plugin (and in the same time a standalone library) providing the functionality related to partitioning.

We can use yum or dnf to install libblockdev-part on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libblockdev-part.

Install libblockdev-part 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-part using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libblockdev-part

Install libblockdev-part 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-part using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libblockdev-part

How To Uninstall libblockdev-part on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libblockdev-part package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libblockdev-part

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libblockdev-part on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.