How To Install libguestfs-gobject on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-gobject in AlmaLinux 8. libguestfs-gobject is GObject bindings for libguestfs

Introduction

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

What is libguestfs-gobject

libguestfs-gobject contains GObject bindings for libguestfs. To develop software against these bindings, you need to install libguestfs-gobject-devel.

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

Install libguestfs-gobject 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-gobject using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libguestfs-gobject

Install libguestfs-gobject 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-gobject using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libguestfs-gobject

How To Uninstall libguestfs-gobject on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libguestfs-gobject

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Summary

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