How to Install and Uninstall libvirt-daemon-kvm.x86_64 Package on Amazon Linux 2

Last updated: December 27,2024

1. Install "libvirt-daemon-kvm.x86_64" package

Learn how to install libvirt-daemon-kvm.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libvirt-daemon-kvm.x86_64" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall libvirt-daemon-kvm.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


    
        
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                sudo yum remove 
            
                        
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                sudo yum autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libvirt-daemon-kvm.x86_64 package on Amazon Linux 2

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : libvirt-daemon-kvm
Arch : x86_64
Version : 4.5.0
Release : 36.amzn2.3
Size : 202 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Server side daemon & driver required to run KVM guests
URL : https://libvirt.org/
License : LGPLv2+
Description : Server side daemon and driver required to manage the
: virtualization capabilities of the KVM hypervisor