How To Install daxctl-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install daxctl-devel on CentOS 7. daxctl-devel is Development files for libdaxctl

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install daxctl-devel on CentOS 7.

What is daxctl-devel

The ndctl-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use ndctl, a library for enumerating “Device DAX” devices. Device DAX is a facility for establishing DAX mappings of performance / feature-differentiated memory. The ndctl-devel package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use ndctl, a library for enumerating “Device DAX” devices. Device DAX is a facility for establishing DAX mappings of performance / feature-differentiated memory.

We can use yum or dnf to install daxctl-devel on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install daxctl-devel.

Install daxctl-devel on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install daxctl-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install daxctl-devel

Install daxctl-devel on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install daxctl-devel

How To Uninstall daxctl-devel on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the daxctl-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove daxctl-devel

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install daxctl-devel on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.