Libguestfs: Detecting Debian kernels and packages
2nd March 2010
Here are some more examples of libguestfs usage:
What kernels, modules and packages are in a (currently powered off) libvirt based virtual machine vmfoo:
virt-inspector -c qemu:///system vmfoo
Show free space in virtual machine vmfoo:
virt-df -c qemu:///system vmfoo
List file systems:
virt-list-filesystems -c qemu:///system -l vmfoo
Edit /etc/passwd in vmfoo:
virt-edit -c qemu:///system lenny-base-clone /etc/passwd
Tell guestfish to mount all filesystems of virtual machine vmfoo for more complex inspection and manipulation tasks like LVM operations, partitioning, resizing or filesystem check or creation:
guestfish $(virt-inspector -c qemu:///system --ro-fish vmfoo)
Debian packages are still on alioth.
