How To Install virtio-win on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtio-win on CentOS 8. virtio-win is VirtIO para-virtualized drivers for Windows(R)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtio-win on CentOS 8.

What is virtio-win

VirtIO para-virtualized Windows(R) drivers for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows(R) guests.

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

Install virtio-win on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install virtio-win

Install virtio-win on CentOS 8 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 virtio-win using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install virtio-win

How To Uninstall virtio-win on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the virtio-win package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove virtio-win

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install virtio-win on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.