How To Install fabtests on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install fabtests in AlmaLinux 8. fabtests is Test suite for libfabric API

Introduction

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

What is fabtests

Fabtests provides a set of examples that uses libfabric - a high-performance fabric software library.

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

Install fabtests 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 fabtests using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fabtests

Install fabtests 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 fabtests using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install fabtests

How To Uninstall fabtests on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove fabtests

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Summary

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