How To Install libblockdev-swap on CentOS 7

Introduction

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

What is libblockdev-swap

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

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

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

sudo yum -y install libblockdev-swap

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

sudo dnf -y install libblockdev-swap

How To Uninstall libblockdev-swap on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libblockdev-swap

References

• libblockdev-swap website

Summary

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