How To Install fs_mark on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install fs_mark on CentOS 7. fs_mark is Benchmark synchronous/async file creation

Introduction

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

What is fs_mark

The fs_mark program is meant to give a low level bashing to file systems. The write pattern that we concentrate on is heavily synchronous IO across mutiple directories, drives, etc.

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

Install fs_mark on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install fs_mark

Install fs_mark 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 fs_mark using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install fs_mark

How To Uninstall fs_mark on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove fs_mark

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Summary

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