How To Install libpmemblk on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk on Rocky Linux 8. libpmemblk is Persistent Memory Resident Array of Blocks library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk on Rocky Linux 8.

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 Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install libpmemblk.

Install libpmemblk on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install libpmemblk

Install libpmemblk on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install libpmemblk

How To Uninstall libpmemblk on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove libpmemblk

libpmemblk Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e8
/usr/lib/.build-id/e8/70dd03df7d17b77f2164284836731590a6c2fa
/usr/lib64/libpmemblk.so.1
/usr/lib64/libpmemblk.so.1.0.0
/usr/share/doc/libpmemblk
/usr/share/doc/libpmemblk/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/libpmemblk/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/libpmemblk/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/libpmemblk
/usr/share/licenses/libpmemblk/LICENSE

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpmemblk on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.