How to Install and Uninstall nbd Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "nbd" package

This tutorial shows how to install nbd on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                nbd
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "nbd" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall nbd on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
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3. Information about the nbd package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package nbd:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : nbd
Version : 3.24-150000.3.3.1
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : SUSE LLC
Installed Size : 250.9 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : nbd-3.24-150000.3.3.1.src
Upstream URL : https://nbd.sourceforge.io/
Summary : Network Block Device Server and Client Utilities
Description :
This package contains nbd-server. It is the server backend for the nbd
network block device driver that's in the Linux kernel.
nbd can be used to have a filesystem stored on another machine. It does
provide a block device, not a file system; so unless you put a
clustering filesystem on top of it, you can't access it simultaneously
from more than one client. Use NFS or a real cluster FS (such as
ocfs2) if you want to do this. nbd-server can export a file (which may
contain a filesystem image) or a partition. Swapping over nbd is
possible as well, though it's said not to be safe against OOM and
should not be used for that case. nbd-server also has a copy-on-write
mode where changes are saved to a separate file and thrown away when
the connection closes.
The package also contains the nbd-client tools, which you need to
configure the nbd devices on the client side.