How To Install libvirt-libs on CentOS 8

libvirt-libs is Client side libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-libs on CentOS 8.

What is `libvirt-libs`

Shared libraries for accessing the libvirt daemon.

We can use yum or dnf to install libvirt-libs on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libvirt-libs.

Install libvirt-libs 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-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvirt-libs

Install libvirt-libs 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-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvirt-libs

How To Uninstall libvirt-libs on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the libvirt-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libvirt-libs

libvirt-libs Package Contents on CentOS 8

/etc/libvirt/libvirt-admin.conf
/etc/libvirt/libvirt.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/93
/usr/lib/.build-id/93/0dfe013aa2298f934ec5c2f4b3549f54dc81a9
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec
/usr/lib/.build-id/ec/ad003cdab49f2df2c52dbe18a15dc9fb9021bd
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef/61206625610dc14316e01bb16de919264c4f8f
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff
/usr/lib/.build-id/ff/d1b9a52ed5a604e52ba58acde6415818f07b4b
/usr/lib64/libvirt-admin.so.0
/usr/lib64/libvirt-admin.so.0.6000.0
/usr/lib64/libvirt-lxc.so.0
/usr/lib64/libvirt-lxc.so.0.6000.0
/usr/lib64/libvirt-qemu.so.0
/usr/lib64/libvirt-qemu.so.0.6000.0
/usr/lib64/libvirt.so.0
/usr/lib64/libvirt.so.0.6000.0
/usr/share/libvirt
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/arm_features.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/index.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/ppc64_POWER6.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/ppc64_POWER7.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/ppc64_POWER8.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/ppc64_POWER9.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/ppc64_POWERPC_e5500.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/ppc64_POWERPC_e6500.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/ppc64_vendors.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_486.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Broadwell-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Broadwell-noTSX-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Broadwell-noTSX.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Broadwell.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Cascadelake-Server-noTSX.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Cascadelake-Server.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Conroe.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Cooperlake.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Dhyana.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_EPYC-IBPB.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_EPYC-Milan.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_EPYC-Rome.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_EPYC.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Haswell-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Haswell-noTSX-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Haswell-noTSX.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Haswell.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Icelake-Client-noTSX.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Icelake-Client.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Icelake-Server-noTSX.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Icelake-Server.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_IvyBridge-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_IvyBridge.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Nehalem-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Nehalem.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Opteron_G1.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Opteron_G2.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Opteron_G3.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Opteron_G4.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Opteron_G5.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Penryn.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_SandyBridge-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_SandyBridge.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Skylake-Client-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Skylake-Client-noTSX-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Skylake-Client.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Skylake-Server-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Skylake-Server-noTSX-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Skylake-Server.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Snowridge.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Westmere-IBRS.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_Westmere.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_athlon.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_core2duo.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_coreduo.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_cpu64-rhel5.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_cpu64-rhel6.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_features.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_kvm32.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_kvm64.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_n270.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_pentium.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_pentium2.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_pentium3.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_pentiumpro.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_phenom.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_qemu32.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_qemu64.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/cpu_map/x86_vendors.xml
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/basictypes.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/capability.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/cputypes.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/domain.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/domainbackup.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/domaincaps.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/domaincheckpoint.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/domaincommon.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/domainsnapshot.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/interface.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/network.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/networkcommon.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/networkport.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/nodedev.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/nwfilter.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/nwfilter_params.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/nwfilterbinding.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/secret.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/storagecommon.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/storagepool.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/storagepoolcaps.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/schemas/storagevol.rng
/usr/share/libvirt/test-screenshot.png
/usr/share/licenses/libvirt-libs
/usr/share/licenses/libvirt-libs/COPYING
/usr/share/licenses/libvirt-libs/COPYING.LESSER
/usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/libvirt.mo
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/var/lib/libvirt

References

libvirt-libs website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-libs on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.