How To Install filebench on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install filebench on CentOS 7. filebench is A model based file system workload generator

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install filebench on CentOS 7.

What is filebench

Filebench is a file system and storage benchmark that allows to generate a high variety of workloads. It employs extensive Workload Model Language (WML) for detailed workload specification.

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

Install filebench on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install filebench using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install filebench

Install filebench 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 filebench using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install filebench

How To Uninstall filebench on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove filebench

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Summary

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