How To Install daxio on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install daxio on AlmaLinux 8.
What is daxio
The daxio utility performs I/O on Device DAX devices or zero a Device DAX device. Since the standard I/O APIs (read/write) cannot be used with Device DAX, data transfer is performed on a memory-mapped device. The daxio may be used to dump Device DAX data to a file, restore data from a backup copy, move/copy data to another device or to erase data from a device.
We can use yum or dnf to install daxio on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install daxio.
Install daxio 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 daxio using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install daxio
Install daxio 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 daxio using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install daxio
How To Uninstall daxio on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the daxio package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove daxio
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install daxio on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
