How To Install ck on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install ck in AlmaLinux 8. ck is Library for high performance concurrent programming

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ck on AlmaLinux 8.

What is ck

Concurrency Kit provides a plethora of concurrency primitives, safe memory reclamation mechanisms and lock-less and lock-free data structures designed to aid in the design and implementation of high performance concurrent systems. It is designed to minimize dependencies on operating system-specific interfaces and most of the interface relies only on a strict subset of the standard library and more popular compiler extensions.

We can use yum or dnf to install ck on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ck.

Install ck on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install ck

Install ck on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install ck

How To Uninstall ck on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove ck

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ck on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.