How to Install and Uninstall device-mapper-persistent-data.x86_64 Package on Oracle Linux 8

Last updated: January 11,2025

1. Install "device-mapper-persistent-data.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install device-mapper-persistent-data.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8


    
        
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2. Uninstall "device-mapper-persistent-data.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall device-mapper-persistent-data.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the device-mapper-persistent-data.x86_64 package on Oracle Linux 8

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Available Packages
Name : device-mapper-persistent-data
Version : 0.9.0
Release : 6.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 925 k
Source : device-mapper-persistent-data-0.9.0-6.el8.src.rpm
Repository : ol8_baseos_latest
Summary : Device-mapper Persistent Data Tools
URL : https://github.com/jthornber/thin-provisioning-tools
License : GPLv3+
Description : thin-provisioning-tools contains check,dump,restore,repair,rmap
: and metadata_size tools to manage device-mapper thin provisioning
: target metadata devices; cache check,dump,metadata_size,restore
: and repair tools to manage device-mapper cache metadata devices
: are included and era check, dump, restore and invalidate to manage
: snapshot eras