How To Install librbd1 on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librbd1 on AlmaLinux 8.
What is librbd1
RBD is a block device striped across multiple distributed objects in RADOS, a reliable, autonomic distributed object storage cluster developed as part of the Ceph distributed storage system. This is a shared library allowing applications to manage these block devices.
We can use yum or dnf to install librbd1 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install librbd1.
Install librbd1 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 librbd1 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install librbd1
Install librbd1 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 librbd1 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install librbd1
How To Uninstall librbd1 on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the librbd1 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove librbd1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librbd1 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
