How to Install and Uninstall libaio.x86_64 Package on Oracle Linux 9

Last updated: February 22,2025

1. Install "libaio.x86_64" package

This tutorial shows how to install libaio.x86_64 on Oracle Linux 9


    
        
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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 Oracle Linux 9:


    
        
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                sudo dnf remove
            
                        
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                sudo dnf autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libaio.x86_64 package on Oracle Linux 9

Last metadata expiration check: 2:13:15 ago on Thu Feb 15 07:50:05 2024.
Available Packages
Name : libaio
Version : 0.3.111
Release : 13.el9
Architecture : x86_64
Size : 24 k
Source : libaio-0.3.111-13.el9.src.rpm
Repository : ol9_baseos_latest
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.