How To Install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core in AlmaLinux 8. libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core is Storage driver plugin including base backends for the libvirtd daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core

The storage driver plugin for the libvirtd daemon, providing an implementation of the storage APIs using files, local disks, LVM, SCSI, iSCSI, and multipath storage.

We can use yum or dnf to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core.

Install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core 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 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core

Install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core 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 libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core

How To Uninstall libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-core on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.