How To Install tbb on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tbb on AlmaLinux 8.
What is tbb
Threading Building Blocks (TBB) is a C++ runtime library that abstracts the low-level threading details necessary for optimal multi-core performance. It uses common C++ templates and coding style to eliminate tedious threading implementation work. TBB requires fewer lines of code to achieve parallelism than other threading models. The applications you write are portable across platforms. Since the library is also inherently scalable, no code maintenance is required as more processor cores become available.
We can use yum or dnf to install tbb on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tbb.
Install tbb 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 tbb using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install tbb
Install tbb 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 tbb using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install tbb
How To Uninstall tbb on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the tbb package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove tbb
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tbb on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.