How To Install libvirt-docs on CentOS 8
libvirt-docs is API reference and website documentation
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-docs on CentOS 8.
What is libvirt-docs
Includes the API reference for the libvirt C library, and a complete copy of the libvirt.org website documentation.
We can use yum or dnf to install libvirt-docs on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libvirt-docs.
Install libvirt-docs on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install libvirt-docs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libvirt-docs
Install libvirt-docs on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install libvirt-docs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libvirt-docs
How To Uninstall libvirt-docs on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the libvirt-docs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libvirt-docs
libvirt-docs Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/README
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/README.md
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/admin
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/admin/client_close.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/admin/client_info.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/admin/client_limits.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/admin/list_clients.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/admin/list_servers.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/admin/logging.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/admin/threadpool_params.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/domain
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/domain/dommigrate.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/domain/domtop.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/domain/info1.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/domain/rename.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/domain/suspend.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/misc
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/misc/event-test.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/misc/hellolibvirt.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/c/misc/openauth.c
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/polkit
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/polkit/libvirt-acl.rules
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/sh
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/sh/virt-lxc-convert
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/systemtap
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/systemtap/events.stp
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/systemtap/lock-debug.stp
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/systemtap/qemu-monitor.stp
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/systemtap/rpc-monitor.stp
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/storage
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/storage/pool-dir.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/storage/pool-fs.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/storage/pool-logical.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/storage/pool-netfs.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/storage/vol-cow.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/storage/vol-qcow.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/storage/vol-qcow2.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/storage/vol-raw.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/storage/vol-sparse.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/storage/vol-vmdk.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/test
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/test/testdev.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/test/testdomfc4.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/test/testdomfv0.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/test/testnetdef.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/test/testnetpriv.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/test/testnode.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/test/testnodeinline.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/test/testpool.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/examples/xml/test/testvol.xml
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/32favicon.png
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/404.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/acl.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/aclpolkit.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/api.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/api_extension.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/apps.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/architecture.gif
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/architecture.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/auditlog.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/auth.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/bindings.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/bugs.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/cgroups.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/compiling.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/contact.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/contribute.html
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/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/dbus.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/devguide.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/docs.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/downloads.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drivers.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drvbhyve.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drvesx.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drvhyperv.html
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/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drvopenvz.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drvqemu.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drvremote.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drvtest.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drvvbox.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drvvirtuozzo.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drvvmware.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/drvxen.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/errors.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/firewall.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/fonts
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/fonts/LICENSE.md
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/fonts/overpass-bold-italic.woff
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/fonts/overpass-bold.woff
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/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/fonts/overpass-mono-semibold.woff
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/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/format.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatbackup.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatcaps.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatcheckpoint.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatdomain.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatdomaincaps.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatnetwork.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatnetworkport.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatnode.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatnwfilter.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatsecret.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatsnapshot.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatstorage.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatstoragecaps.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/formatstorageencryption.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/generic.css
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/goals.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/governance.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/hacking.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/hooks.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/home.png
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/index-admin.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/index-lxc.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/index-qemu.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/index.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/left.png
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-admin.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-common.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-domain-checkpoint.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-domain-snapshot.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-domain.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-event.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-host.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-interface.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-lxc.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-network.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-nodedev.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-nwfilter.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-qemu.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-secret.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-storage.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-libvirt-stream.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/libvirt-virterror.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/right.png
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/html/up.png
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/hvsupport.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/index.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/internals
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/internals.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/internals/command.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/internals/eventloop.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/internals/locking.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/internals/rpc.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/java.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/js
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/js/main.js
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase/backing_chains.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase/domainstatecapture.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase/incrementalbackupinternals.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase/launch_security_sev.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase/locking-lockd.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase/locking-sanlock.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase/locking.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase/rpm-deployment.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase/s390_protected_virt.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase/secureusage.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/kbase/virtiofs.html
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/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/libvirt-object-model.png
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/libvirt.css
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/logging.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/logos
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/logos/logo-banner-dark-256.png
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/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/logos/logo-base.svg
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/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/manpages
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/manpages/index.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/manpages/libvirtd.html
/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/manpages/virkeycode-atset1.html
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/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/manpages/virkeycode-atset3.html
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/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/manpages/virkeycode-usb.html
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/usr/share/doc/libvirt-docs/html/manpages/virtlockd.html
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-docs on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.