How to install compat-jemalloc1 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL

Legacy libjemalloc.so.1 for ABI compatibility

License: BSD http://www.canonware.com/jemalloc/

Availability

Distro	aarch64	noarch	x86_64	Version
RHEL 10	✓	—	✓	5.3.1
RHEL 9	✓	—	✓	5.3.1
RHEL 8	✓	—	✓	5.3.1
RHEL 7	✓	—	✓	5.3.1
RHEL 6	—	—	—

Description

Provides libjemalloc.so.1 (built from jemalloc 3.6.0) for packages linked against the pre-5.x soname - e.g. legacy varnish-4.1.x. Installs alongside the main jemalloc package and ships only the shared library, no headers, no jemalloc.sh, no jeprof.

Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.

Install

compat-jemalloc1 on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8, 9, 10

sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo dnf -y install compat-jemalloc1

compat-jemalloc1 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install compat-jemalloc1

Frequently asked questions

How do I install compat-jemalloc1 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install compat-jemalloc1 (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is compat-jemalloc1 available for?

compat-jemalloc1 is available for RHEL 7, 8, 9, 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.

Is compat-jemalloc1 compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?

Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.