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