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

Last updated: February 06,2025

1. Install "libvirt.x86_64" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install libvirt.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2


    
        
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                sudo yum makecache
            
                    
    
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                sudo yum install
            
                        
                libvirt.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libvirt.x86_64" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall libvirt.x86_64 on Amazon Linux 2:


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

Loaded plugins: ovl, priorities
Available Packages
Name : libvirt
Arch : x86_64
Version : 4.5.0
Release : 36.amzn2.3
Size : 203 k
Repo : amzn2-core/2/x86_64
Summary : Library providing a simple virtualization API
URL : https://libvirt.org/
License : LGPLv2+
Description : Libvirt is a C toolkit to interact with the virtualization
: capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). The
: main package includes the libvirtd server exporting the
: virtualization support.