How To Install vdo-support on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdo-support in AlmaLinux 8. vdo-support is Support tools for Virtual Data Optimizer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install vdo-support on AlmaLinux 8.

What is vdo-support

Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) is a device mapper target that delivers block-level deduplication, compression, and thin provisioning. This package provides the user-space support tools for VDO.

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

Install vdo-support 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 vdo-support using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install vdo-support

Install vdo-support 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 vdo-support using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install vdo-support

How To Uninstall vdo-support on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the vdo-support package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove vdo-support

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Summary

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