How To Install userspace-rcu on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install userspace-rcu on AlmaLinux 8.
What is userspace-rcu
This data synchronization library provides read-side access which scales linearly with the number of cores. It does so by allowing multiples copies of a given data structure to live at the same time, and by monitoring the data structure accesses to detect grace periods after which memory reclamation is possible.
We can use yum or dnf to install userspace-rcu on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install userspace-rcu.
Install userspace-rcu 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 userspace-rcu using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install userspace-rcu
Install userspace-rcu 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 userspace-rcu using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install userspace-rcu
How To Uninstall userspace-rcu on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the userspace-rcu package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove userspace-rcu
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install userspace-rcu on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.