How To Install target-restore on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install target-restore in AlmaLinux 8. target-restore is Systemd service for targetcli/rtslib

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install target-restore on AlmaLinux 8.

What is target-restore

Systemd service to restore the LIO kernel target settings on system restart.

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

Install target-restore 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 target-restore using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install target-restore

Install target-restore 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 target-restore using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install target-restore

How To Uninstall target-restore on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the target-restore package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove target-restore

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install target-restore on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.