How To Install nosync on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nosync on CentOS 7.
What is nosync
nosync is a small preload library that can be used to disable synchronization of file’s content with storage devices on GNU/Linux. It works by overriding implementations of certain standard functions like fsync or open.
We can use yum or dnf to install nosync on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nosync.
Install nosync on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install nosync using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install nosync
Install nosync 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 nosync using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install nosync
How To Uninstall nosync on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the nosync package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove nosync
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nosync on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
