How To Install librpmem-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install librpmem-devel on Rocky Linux 8. librpmem-devel is Development files for the Remote Access to Persistent Memory library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install librpmem-devel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is librpmem-devel

The librpmem library provides low-level support for remote access to persistent memory utilizing RDMA-capable NICs. It can be used to replicate persistent memory regions over RDMA protocol. This sub-package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that want to specifically make use of librpmem.

We can use yum or dnf to install librpmem-devel on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install librpmem-devel.

Install librpmem-devel 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 librpmem-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install librpmem-devel

Install librpmem-devel 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 librpmem-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install librpmem-devel

How To Uninstall librpmem-devel on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the librpmem-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove librpmem-devel

librpmem-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/librpmem.h
/usr/lib64/librpmem.so
/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/librpmem.pc
/usr/share/doc/librpmem-devel
/usr/share/doc/librpmem-devel/CONTRIBUTING.md
/usr/share/doc/librpmem-devel/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/librpmem-devel/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/librpmem-devel
/usr/share/licenses/librpmem-devel/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man3/rpmem_check_version.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/rpmem_close.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/rpmem_create.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/rpmem_deep_persist.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/rpmem_errormsg.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/rpmem_open.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/rpmem_persist.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/rpmem_read.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/rpmem_remove.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man3/rpmem_set_attr.3.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/librpmem.7.gz

References

Summary

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