How To Install virt-viewer on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-viewer in AlmaLinux 8. virt-viewer is Virtual Machine Viewer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-viewer on AlmaLinux 8.

What is virt-viewer

Virtual Machine Viewer provides a graphical console client for connecting to virtual machines. It uses the GTK-VNC or SPICE-GTK widgets to provide the display, and libvirt for looking up VNC/SPICE server details.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install virt-viewer

Install virt-viewer 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 virt-viewer using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install virt-viewer

How To Uninstall virt-viewer on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove virt-viewer

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install virt-viewer on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.