How To Install vmtouch on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vmtouch on AlmaLinux 8.
What is vmtouch
Vmtouch is a tool for learning about and controlling the file system cache of Unix and Unix-like systems.
We can use yum or dnf to install vmtouch on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install vmtouch.
Install vmtouch 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 vmtouch using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install vmtouch
Install vmtouch 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 vmtouch using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install vmtouch
How To Uninstall vmtouch on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the vmtouch package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove vmtouch
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vmtouch on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
