How To Install libguestfs-gfs2 on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-gfs2 in AlmaLinux 8. libguestfs-gfs2 is GFS2 support for libguestfs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-gfs2 on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libguestfs-gfs2

This adds GFS2 support to libguestfs. Install it if you want to process disk images containing GFS2.

We can use yum or dnf to install libguestfs-gfs2 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libguestfs-gfs2.

Install libguestfs-gfs2 on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libguestfs-gfs2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libguestfs-gfs2

Install libguestfs-gfs2 on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install libguestfs-gfs2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libguestfs-gfs2

How To Uninstall libguestfs-gfs2 on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the libguestfs-gfs2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libguestfs-gfs2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-gfs2 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.