How To Install libpmemblk-debug on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk-debug on AlmaLinux 8.
What is libpmemblk-debug
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). This sub-package contains debug variant of the library, providing run-time assertions and trace points. The typical way to access the debug version is to set the environment variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH to /usr/lib64/pmdk_debug.
We can use yum or dnf to install libpmemblk-debug on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libpmemblk-debug.
Install libpmemblk-debug 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 libpmemblk-debug using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install libpmemblk-debug
Install libpmemblk-debug 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 libpmemblk-debug using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install libpmemblk-debug
How To Uninstall libpmemblk-debug on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the libpmemblk-debug package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove libpmemblk-debug
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk-debug on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
