How To Install daxctl-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install daxctl-libs on CentOS 7. daxctl-libs is Management library for Device DAX devices

Introduction

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

What is daxctl-libs

Device DAX is a facility for establishing DAX mappings of performance / feature-differentiated memory. daxctl-libs provides an enumeration / control API for these devices. Device DAX is a facility for establishing DAX mappings of performance / feature-differentiated memory. daxctl-libs provides an enumeration / control API for these devices.

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

Install daxctl-libs 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-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install daxctl-libs

Install daxctl-libs 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-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install daxctl-libs

How To Uninstall daxctl-libs on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove daxctl-libs

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Summary

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