How To Install prelockd on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install prelockd on CentOS 7.
What is prelockd
prelockd is a daemon that locks memory mapped binaries and libraries in memory to improve system responsiveness under low-memory conditions.
We can use yum or dnf to install prelockd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install prelockd.
Install prelockd on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install prelockd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install prelockd
Install prelockd 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 prelockd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install prelockd
How To Uninstall prelockd on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the prelockd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove prelockd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install prelockd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
