How To Install xxhash on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xxhash on CentOS 7. xxhash is Extremely fast hash algorithm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xxhash on CentOS 7.

What is xxhash

xxHash is an Extremely fast Hash algorithm, running at RAM speed limits. It successfully completes the SMHasher test suite which evaluates collision, dispersion and randomness qualities of hash functions. Code is highly portable, and hashes are identical on all platforms (little / big endian).

We can use yum or dnf to install xxhash on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xxhash.

Install xxhash on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install xxhash

Install xxhash 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 xxhash using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xxhash

How To Uninstall xxhash on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove xxhash

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xxhash on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.