How To Install ksmtuned on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install ksmtuned in Fedora 36. ksmtuned is Kernel Samepage Merging services

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ksmtuned on Fedora 36.

What is `ksmtuned`

Kernel Samepage Merging (KSM) is a memory-saving de-duplication feature, that merges anonymous (private) pages (not pagecache ones). This package provides service files for disabling (ksm) and tuning (ksmtuned)

We can use yum or dnf to install ksmtuned on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ksmtuned.

Install ksmtuned on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ksmtuned using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ksmtuned

Install ksmtuned on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install ksmtuned using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ksmtuned

How To Uninstall ksmtuned on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the ksmtuned package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ksmtuned

ksmtuned Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/ksmtuned.conf
/etc/sysconfig/ksm
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/2d
/usr/lib/.build-id/2d/1541b46f9e0ac9c79a1edc3e2ba3fb0594c74d
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ksm.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/ksmtuned.service
/usr/libexec/ksmctl
/usr/sbin/ksmtuned
/usr/share/licenses/ksmtuned
/usr/share/licenses/ksmtuned/COPYING

References

ksmtuned website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ksmtuned on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).