How To Install jemalloc on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jemalloc on AlmaLinux 8.
What is jemalloc
General-purpose scalable concurrent malloc(3) implementation. This distribution is the stand-alone “portable” implementation of jemalloc.
We can use yum or dnf to install jemalloc on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install jemalloc.
Install jemalloc 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 jemalloc using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install jemalloc
Install jemalloc 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 jemalloc using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install jemalloc
How To Uninstall jemalloc on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the jemalloc package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove jemalloc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jemalloc on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
