How To Install volume_key-libs on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install volume_key-libs on AlmaLinux 8.
What is volume_key-libs
This package provides libvolume_key, a library for manipulating storage volume encryption keys and storing them separately from volumes. The main goal of the software is to allow restoring access to an encrypted hard drive if the primary user forgets the passphrase. The encryption key back up can also be useful for extracting data after a hardware or software failure that corrupts the header of the encrypted volume, or to access the company data after an employee leaves abruptly.
We can use yum or dnf to install volume_key-libs on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install volume_key-libs.
Install volume_key-libs 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 volume_key-libs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install volume_key-libs
Install volume_key-libs 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 volume_key-libs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install volume_key-libs
How To Uninstall volume_key-libs on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the volume_key-libs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove volume_key-libs
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install volume_key-libs on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
