How To Install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin on Rocky Linux 8. libstoragemgmt-local-plugin is Files for local pseudo plugin of libstoragemgmt

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `libstoragemgmt-local-plugin`

The nfs-plugin package contains plug-in for local NFS exports support. LibstorageMgmt local plugin allows user to manage locally storage system without caring which real plugin(s) should be used.

We can use yum or dnf to install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin.

Install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin

Install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin

How To Uninstall libstoragemgmt-local-plugin on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the libstoragemgmt-local-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libstoragemgmt-local-plugin

libstoragemgmt-local-plugin Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/lsm/pluginconf.d/local.conf
/usr/bin/local_lsmplugin
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/lsm/plugin/local
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/lsm/plugin/local/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/lsm/plugin/local/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/lsm/plugin/local/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/lsm/plugin/local/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/lsm/plugin/local/__pycache__/local.cpython-36.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/lsm/plugin/local/__pycache__/local.cpython-36.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/lsm/plugin/local/local.py
/usr/share/man/man1/local_lsmplugin.1.gz

References

libstoragemgmt-local-plugin website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libstoragemgmt-local-plugin on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.