How To Install libosinfo on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosinfo on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libosinfo
libosinfo is a library that allows virtualization provisioning tools to determine the optimal device settings for a hypervisor/operating system combination.
We can use yum or dnf to install libosinfo on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libosinfo.
Install libosinfo 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 libosinfo using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libosinfo
Install libosinfo 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 libosinfo using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libosinfo
How To Uninstall libosinfo on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libosinfo package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libosinfo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libosinfo on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
