How To Install virtme on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtme in Fedora 36. virtme is Virtualize the running distro or a simple rootfs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtme on Fedora 36.

What is virtme

Virtme is a set of simple tools to run a virtualized Linux kernel that uses the host Linux distribution or a simple rootfs instead of a whole disk image.

We can use yum or dnf to install virtme on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install virtme.

Install virtme 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 virtme using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install virtme

Install virtme 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 virtme using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install virtme

How To Uninstall virtme on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the virtme package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove virtme

virtme Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/virtme-configkernel
/usr/bin/virtme-mkinitramfs
/usr/bin/virtme-prep-kdir-mods
/usr/bin/virtme-run
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme-0.1.1-py3.10.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme-0.1.1-py3.10.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme-0.1.1-py3.10.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme-0.1.1-py3.10.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme-0.1.1-py3.10.egg-info/entry_points.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme-0.1.1-py3.10.egg-info/not-zip-safe
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme-0.1.1-py3.10.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/architectures.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/architectures.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/cpiowriter.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/cpiowriter.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/mkinitramfs.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/mkinitramfs.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/modfinder.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/modfinder.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/qemu_helpers.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/qemu_helpers.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/resources.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/resources.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/virtmods.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/__pycache__/virtmods.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/architectures.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/__pycache__/configkernel.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/__pycache__/configkernel.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/__pycache__/mkinitramfs.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/__pycache__/mkinitramfs.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/__pycache__/run.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/__pycache__/run.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/configkernel.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/mkinitramfs.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/commands/run.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/cpiowriter.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/guest
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/guest/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/guest/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/guest/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/guest/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/guest/virtme-init
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/guest/virtme-udhcpc-script
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/mkinitramfs.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/modfinder.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/qemu_helpers.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/resources.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/virtme/virtmods.py
/usr/share/doc/virtme
/usr/share/doc/virtme/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/virtme
/usr/share/licenses/virtme/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtme on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).