How To Install qemu-kvm-common on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-kvm-common on CentOS 7. qemu-kvm-common is QEMU common files needed by all QEMU targets

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-kvm-common on CentOS 7.

What is qemu-kvm-common

qemu-kvm is an open source virtualizer that provides hardware emulation for the KVM hypervisor. This package provides documentation and auxiliary programs used with qemu-kvm.

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

Install qemu-kvm-common on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install qemu-kvm-common using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install qemu-kvm-common

Install qemu-kvm-common 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 qemu-kvm-common using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install qemu-kvm-common

How To Uninstall qemu-kvm-common on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the qemu-kvm-common package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove qemu-kvm-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-kvm-common on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.