How To Install libguestfs-winsupport on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-winsupport on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libguestfs-winsupport
This optional package adds support for Windows guests (NTFS) to the virt-v2v and virt-p2v programs. This package also supports system compression (“Compact OS”) using the plugin from https
We can use yum or dnf to install libguestfs-winsupport on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libguestfs-winsupport.
Install libguestfs-winsupport 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-winsupport using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libguestfs-winsupport
Install libguestfs-winsupport 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-winsupport using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libguestfs-winsupport
How To Uninstall libguestfs-winsupport on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libguestfs-winsupport package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libguestfs-winsupport
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-winsupport on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
