How To Install daxctl on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install daxctl on AlmaLinux 8.
What is daxctl
The daxctl utility provides enumeration and provisioning commands for the Linux kernel Device-DAX facility. This facility enables DAX mappings of performance / feature differentiated memory without need of a filesystem.
We can use yum or dnf to install daxctl on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install daxctl.
Install daxctl 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 daxctl using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install daxctl
Install daxctl 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 daxctl using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install daxctl
How To Uninstall daxctl on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the daxctl package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove daxctl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install daxctl on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
