How To Install libguestfs-winsupport on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-winsupport on CentOS 7. libguestfs-winsupport is Add support for Windows guests to virt-v2v and virt-p2v

Introduction

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

What is libguestfs-winsupport

This optional package adds support for Windows guests (NTFS) to the virt-v2v and virt-p2v programs.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libguestfs-winsupport

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

sudo dnf -y install libguestfs-winsupport

How To Uninstall libguestfs-winsupport on CentOS 7

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 CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.