How To Install libvmem on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmem on CentOS 7. libvmem is Volatile Memory allocation library

Introduction

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

What is libvmem

The libvmem library turns a pool of persistent memory into a volatile memory pool, similar to the system heap but kept separate and with its own malloc-style API.

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

Install libvmem on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install libvmem

Install libvmem 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 libvmem using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install libvmem

How To Uninstall libvmem on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libvmem

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Summary

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