How To Install ruby-libguestfs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-libguestfs on CentOS 7. ruby-libguestfs is Ruby bindings for libguestfs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ruby-libguestfs on CentOS 7.

What is ruby-libguestfs

ruby-libguestfs contains Ruby bindings for libguestfs.

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

Install ruby-libguestfs on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install ruby-libguestfs

Install ruby-libguestfs 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 ruby-libguestfs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ruby-libguestfs

How To Uninstall ruby-libguestfs on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ruby-libguestfs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ruby-libguestfs

References

Summary

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