How To Install qemu-kvm-core on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-kvm-core in AlmaLinux 8. qemu-kvm-core is qemu-kvm core components

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-kvm-core on AlmaLinux 8.

What is qemu-kvm-core

qemu-kvm is an open source virtualizer that provides hardware emulation for the KVM hypervisor. qemu-kvm acts as a virtual machine monitor together with the KVM kernel modules, and emulates the hardware for a full system such as a PC and its associated peripherals.

We can use yum or dnf to install qemu-kvm-core on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install qemu-kvm-core.

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

sudo dnf -y install qemu-kvm-core

Install qemu-kvm-core 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 qemu-kvm-core using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install qemu-kvm-core

How To Uninstall qemu-kvm-core on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove qemu-kvm-core

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install qemu-kvm-core on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.