How To Install perftest on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install perftest on AlmaLinux 8.
What is perftest
Perftest is a collection of simple test programs designed to utilize RDMA communications and provide performance numbers over those RDMA connections. It does not work on normal TCP/IP networks, only on RDMA networks.
We can use yum or dnf to install perftest on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install perftest.
Install perftest on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install perftest using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install perftest
Install perftest on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install perftest using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install perftest
How To Uninstall perftest on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the perftest package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove perftest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install perftest on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
