How To Install libpmemblk on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk on CentOS 7. libpmemblk is Persistent Memory Resident Array of Blocks library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk on CentOS 7.

What is libpmemblk

The libpmemblk implements a pmem-resident array of blocks, all the same size, where a block is updated atomically with respect to power failure or program interruption (no torn blocks).

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

Install libpmemblk on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libpmemblk

Install libpmemblk 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 libpmemblk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libpmemblk

How To Uninstall libpmemblk on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libpmemblk

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Summary

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