How To Install nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin on CentOS 8. nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin is Virtual Linux disk plugin for nbdkit

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin on CentOS 8.

What is nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin

This package is a virtual Linux disk plugin for nbdkit.

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

Install nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin

Install nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin on CentOS 8 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 nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin

How To Uninstall nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nbdkit-linuxdisk-plugin on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.