How to Install and Uninstall libaio.x86_64 Package on AlmaLinux 8

Last updated: November 01,2024

1. Install "libaio.x86_64" package

Please follow the steps below to install libaio.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8


    
        
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                sudo dnf update
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf install
            
                        
                libaio.x86_64
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "libaio.x86_64" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libaio.x86_64 on AlmaLinux 8:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
                libaio.x86_64
            
                    
    
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libaio.x86_64 package on AlmaLinux 8

Last metadata expiration check: 1:18:10 ago on Mon Sep 5 03:22:42 2022.
Available Packages
Name : libaio
Version : 0.3.112
Release : 1.el8
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 32 k
Source : libaio-0.3.112-1.el8.src.rpm
Repository : baseos
Summary : Linux-native asynchronous I/O access library
License : LGPLv2+
Description : The Linux-native asynchronous I/O facility ("async I/O", or "aio") has a
: richer API and capability set than the simple POSIX async I/O facility.
: This library, libaio, provides the Linux-native API for async I/O.
: The POSIX async I/O facility requires this library in order to provide
: kernel-accelerated async I/O capabilities, as do applications which
: require the Linux-native async I/O API.