How To Install kdiskmark on CentOS 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdiskmark on CentOS 8. kdiskmark is Simple open-source disk benchmark tool for Linux distros

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdiskmark on CentOS 8.

What is kdiskmark

KDiskMark is an HDD and SSD benchmark tool with a very friendly graphical user interface. KDiskMark with its presets and powerful GUI calls Flexible I/O Tester and handles the output to provide an easy to view and interpret comprehensive benchmark result.

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

Install kdiskmark on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install kdiskmark

Install kdiskmark on CentOS 8 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 kdiskmark using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kdiskmark

How To Uninstall kdiskmark on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove kdiskmark

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kdiskmark on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.