How To Install libfabric on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfabric on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libfabric
OpenFabrics Interfaces (OFI) is a framework focused on exporting fabric communication services to applications. OFI is best described as a collection of libraries and applications used to export fabric services. The key components of OFI are services, daemons, and test applications. Libfabric is a core component of OFI. It is the library that defines and exports the user-space API of OFI, and is typically the only software that applications deal with directly. It works in conjunction with provider libraries, which are often integrated directly into libfabric.
We can use yum or dnf to install libfabric on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libfabric.
Install libfabric 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 libfabric using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libfabric
Install libfabric 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 libfabric using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libfabric
How To Uninstall libfabric on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libfabric package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libfabric
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libfabric on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
