How To Install mock-lvm on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install mock-lvm on CentOS 7. mock-lvm is LVM plugin for mock

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install mock-lvm on CentOS 7.

What is mock-lvm

Mock plugin that enables using LVM as a backend and support creating snapshots of the buildroot.

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

Install mock-lvm on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install mock-lvm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install mock-lvm

Install mock-lvm 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 mock-lvm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mock-lvm

How To Uninstall mock-lvm on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the mock-lvm package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove mock-lvm

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Summary

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