How To Install libpfm-static on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpfm-static on Rocky Linux 8.
What is libpfm-static
Static version of the libpfm library for performance monitoring applications for the perf_events interface.
We can use yum or dnf to install libpfm-static on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libpfm-static.
Install libpfm-static on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libpfm-static using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libpfm-static
Install libpfm-static on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install libpfm-static using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libpfm-static
How To Uninstall libpfm-static on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the libpfm-static package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libpfm-static
libpfm-static Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/lib/libpfm.a
/usr/lib64/libpfm.a
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpfm-static on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
