How To Install libvirt-client on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-client
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libvirt-client
The client binaries needed to access the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes).
We can use yum
or dnf
to install libvirt-client
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libvirt-client.
Install libvirt-client 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 libvirt-client
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libvirt-client
Install libvirt-client 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 libvirt-client
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libvirt-client
How To Uninstall libvirt-client on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libvirt-client
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libvirt-client
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-client
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.