How To Install libvmem-devel on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install libvmem-devel on CentOS 7. libvmem-devel is Development files for the Volatile Memory allocation library

Introduction

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

What is libvmem-devel

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. This sub-package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that want to make use of libvmem.

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

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

sudo yum -y install libvmem-devel

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

sudo dnf -y install libvmem-devel

How To Uninstall libvmem-devel on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove libvmem-devel

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Summary

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