How To Install mbuffer on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install mbuffer on CentOS 7. mbuffer is Measuring Buffer is an enhanced version of buffer

Introduction

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

What is mbuffer

Measuring Buffer is an enhanced version of buffer. It features displayof throughput, memory-mapped file I/O for huge buffers, and multithreading.

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

Install mbuffer on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install mbuffer

Install mbuffer 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 mbuffer using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install mbuffer

How To Uninstall mbuffer on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove mbuffer

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Summary

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