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http://libguestfs.org/

libguestfs is a library and a set of tools for examining and modifying guest disk images.

What's new in Fedora 16[edit]

Fedora 16 has libguestfs 1.12 (updated from libguestfs 1.10 in Fedora 15).

The release notes cover the major new features in libguestfs 1.12 here:

http://libguestfs.org/RELEASE-NOTES.txt

Here are some blog postings covering the major new features too:

https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2011/07/20/new-in-libguestfs-1-12-use-virt-ls-to-analyze-guests/
https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/new-in-libguestfs-1-12-easier-file-creation-and-appending-in-guestfish/
https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/new-in-libguestfs-1-12-use-uuids-in-virt-tools/
https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/new-in-libguestfs-1-12-hkey_users-in-virt-win-reg/
https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2011/07/16/new-in-libguestfs-1-12-display-operating-system-icon-from-virt-inspector/

Try the tools[edit]

There are many different tools to try out:

What to do if it goes wrong[edit]

If the tools don't work, try doing:

libguestfs-test-tool