How To Install qemu-kvm-block-rbd on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-kvm-block-rbd on AlmaLinux 8.
What is qemu-kvm-block-rbd
This package provides the additional Ceph/RBD block driver for QEMU. Install this package if you want to access remote Ceph volumes using the rbd protocol.
We can use yum or dnf to install qemu-kvm-block-rbd on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install qemu-kvm-block-rbd.
Install qemu-kvm-block-rbd 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 qemu-kvm-block-rbd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install qemu-kvm-block-rbd
Install qemu-kvm-block-rbd 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 qemu-kvm-block-rbd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install qemu-kvm-block-rbd
How To Uninstall qemu-kvm-block-rbd on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the qemu-kvm-block-rbd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove qemu-kvm-block-rbd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-kvm-block-rbd on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.