How To Install libipmctl on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipmctl in AlmaLinux 8. libipmctl is Library for Intel DCPMM management

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipmctl on AlmaLinux 8.

What is libipmctl

An Application Programming Interface (API) library for managing Intel Optane DC persistent memory modules.

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

Install libipmctl 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 libipmctl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libipmctl

Install libipmctl 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 libipmctl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install libipmctl

How To Uninstall libipmctl on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libipmctl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libipmctl on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.