How To Install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel in Fedora 36. golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel is Get access to the guestinfo variables exposed to a VMware virtual machine

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel on Fedora 36.

What is golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel

This package provides access to the guestinfo variables exposed to a VMware virtual machine. This package contains the source code needed for building packages that reference the following Go import paths – github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo

We can use yum or dnf to install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel.

Install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel

Install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel

How To Uninstall golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel

golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/doc/golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel
/usr/share/doc/golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel/README
/usr/share/doc/golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel/examples
/usr/share/doc/golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel/examples/main.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/.goipath
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/bdoor
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/bdoor/bdoor.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/bdoor/bdoor_386.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/bdoor/bdoor_386.s
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/bdoor/bdoor_386_test.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/bdoor/bdoor_amd64.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/bdoor/bdoor_amd64.s
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/bdoor/bdoor_amd64_test.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/bdoor/word.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/bdoor/word_386_test.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/bdoor/word_amd64_test.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/go.mod
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/internal
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/internal/util.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/message
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/message/log.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/message/message.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/message/message_test.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/rpcout
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/rpcout/rpcout.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/rpcvmx
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/rpcvmx/rpcvmx.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/vmcheck
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/vmcheck/vmcheck.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/vmcheck/vmcheck_386.s
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/vmcheck/vmcheck_amd64.s
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/vmcheck/vmcheck_general.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/vmcheck/vmcheck_linux.go
/usr/share/gocode/src/github.com/vmware/vmw-guestinfo/vmcheck/vmcheck_test.go
/usr/share/licenses/golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel
/usr/share/licenses/golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install golang-github-vmware-vmw-guestinfo-devel on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).