How To Install prelockd on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install prelockd on Rocky Linux 8. prelockd is Lock binaries and libraries in memory to improve system responsiveness

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install prelockd on Rocky Linux 8.

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 Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install prelockd.

Install prelockd on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install prelockd

Install prelockd on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install prelockd

How To Uninstall prelockd on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove prelockd

prelockd Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/prelockd.conf
/usr/lib/systemd/system/prelockd.service
/usr/sbin/prelockd
/usr/share/doc/prelockd
/usr/share/doc/prelockd/MANPAGE.md
/usr/share/doc/prelockd/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/prelockd
/usr/share/licenses/prelockd/LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man8/prelockd.8.gz
/usr/share/prelockd
/usr/share/prelockd/prelockd.conf
/var/lib/prelockd

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install prelockd on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.