How To Install libguestfs-rescue on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-rescue on CentOS 7. libguestfs-rescue is Additional tools for virt-rescue

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-rescue on CentOS 7.

What is libguestfs-rescue

This adds additional tools to use inside the virt-rescue shell, such as ssh, network utilities, editors and debugging utilities.

We can use yum or dnf to install libguestfs-rescue on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libguestfs-rescue.

Install libguestfs-rescue on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libguestfs-rescue

Install libguestfs-rescue on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install libguestfs-rescue

How To Uninstall libguestfs-rescue on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libguestfs-rescue

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-rescue on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.