How to install jemalloc on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL
General-purpose scalable concurrent malloc implementation
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
General-purpose scalable concurrent malloc(3) implementation. This distribution is the stand-alone "portable" implementation of jemalloc.
Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.
Install
jemalloc 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 jemalloc
jemalloc 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 jemalloc
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Subscribe — from $10/moFrequently asked questions
How do I install jemalloc on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?
Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install jemalloc (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.
Which Enterprise Linux versions is jemalloc available for?
jemalloc is available for RHEL 7, 8, 9, 10 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.
Is jemalloc 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.