How To Install virt-install on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-install on CentOS 7. virt-install is Utilities for installing virtual machines

Introduction

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

What is `virt-install`

Package includes several command line utilities, including virt-install (build and install new VMs) and virt-clone (clone an existing virtual machine).

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

Install virt-install on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install virt-install

Install virt-install 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 virt-install using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install virt-install

How To Uninstall virt-install on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the virt-install package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove virt-install

References

virt-install website

Summary

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