How To Install xxhash-libs on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xxhash-libs on Rocky Linux 8. xxhash-libs is Extremely fast hash algorithm - library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xxhash-libs on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `xxhash-libs`

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

Install xxhash-libs 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 xxhash-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xxhash-libs

Install xxhash-libs 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 xxhash-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xxhash-libs

How To Uninstall xxhash-libs on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove xxhash-libs

xxhash-libs Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e2
/usr/lib/.build-id/e2/fd92bb3fde3a92bd804ee1bb5468f9b4dde888
/usr/lib64/libxxhash.so.0
/usr/lib64/libxxhash.so.0.8.0
/usr/share/doc/xxhash-libs
/usr/share/doc/xxhash-libs/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/xxhash-libs
/usr/share/licenses/xxhash-libs/LICENSE

References

xxhash-libs website

Summary

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