How To Install libvirt-glib on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-glib on CentOS 7. libvirt-glib is libvirt glib integration for events

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvirt-glib on CentOS 7.

What is libvirt-glib

This package provides integration between libvirt and the glib event loop. This package provides integration between libvirt and the glib event loop.

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

Install libvirt-glib on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install libvirt-glib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libvirt-glib

Install libvirt-glib 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 libvirt-glib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvirt-glib

How To Uninstall libvirt-glib on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the libvirt-glib package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove libvirt-glib

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Summary

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