How To Install libguestfs-xfs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libguestfs-xfs on CentOS 7. libguestfs-xfs is XFS support for libguestfs

Introduction

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

What is libguestfs-xfs

This adds XFS support to libguestfs. Install it if you want to process disk images containing XFS.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libguestfs-xfs

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

sudo dnf -y install libguestfs-xfs

How To Uninstall libguestfs-xfs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libguestfs-xfs

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Summary

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