How To Install librdmacm on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install librdmacm in AlmaLinux 8. librdmacm is Userspace RDMA Connection Manager

Introduction

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

What is librdmacm

librdmacm provides a userspace RDMA Communication Management API.

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

Install librdmacm 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 librdmacm using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install librdmacm

Install librdmacm 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 librdmacm using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install librdmacm

How To Uninstall librdmacm on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove librdmacm

References

Summary

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