How To Install libguestfs-java on AlmaLinux 8

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

Introduction

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

What is libguestfs-java

libguestfs-java contains Java bindings for libguestfs. If you want to develop software in Java which uses libguestfs, then you will also need libguestfs-java-devel.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install libguestfs-java

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

sudo yum -y install libguestfs-java

How To Uninstall libguestfs-java on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libguestfs-java

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Summary

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