How To Install ixpdimm-cli on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ixpdimm-cli on CentOS 7. ixpdimm-cli is CLI for management of IXPDIMM

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ixpdimm-cli on CentOS 7.

What is ixpdimm-cli

A Command Line Interface (CLI) application for configuring and managing IXPDIMMs from the command line.

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

Install ixpdimm-cli on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ixpdimm-cli using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ixpdimm-cli

Install ixpdimm-cli 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 ixpdimm-cli using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ixpdimm-cli

How To Uninstall ixpdimm-cli on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ixpdimm-cli package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ixpdimm-cli

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Summary

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