# Installing NDCTL and DAXCTL Packages on Linux

The `ndctl` and `daxctl` utilities are available in many Linux distribution package repositories.  This approach is the easiest to use and maintain, compared with [installing ndctl from source code](https://docs.pmem.io/ndctl-user-guide/v71.1/installing-ndctl/installing-ndctl-from-source-on-linux). The daxctl utility is bundled with the ndctl packages.

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1\) Query the repository to confirm if the ndctl package is available:

Fedora 21 or earlier

```
yum search ndctl
```

Fedora 22 or later

```
dnf repoquery ndctl
```

2\) Install the ndctl utility

Fedora 21 or earlier

```
yum install ndctl
```

Fedora 22 or later

```
dnf install ndctl
```

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{% tab title="RHEL & CentOS" %}
The ndctl package is available on CentOS, RHEL, RHEL for SAP HANA 7.0 or later. 

1\) Query the repository to identify if the ndctl package is available:

```
yum search ndctl
```

2\) Install the ndctl package

```
yum install ndctl
```

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{% tab title="SLES & OpenSUSE" %}
The ndctl package is available for OpenSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), and SLES for SAP HANA v12.4 or later.

1\) Query the repository to identify if ndctl is delivered:

```
sudo zypper search ndctl
```

Example:

```
$ sudo zypper search ndctl

S | Name      | Summary                                                                    | Type   
--+-----------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
  | libndctl6 | Management library for "libnvdimm" subsystem devices (Non-volatile Memory) | package
  | ndctl     | Manage "libnvdimm" subsystem devices (Non-volatile Memory)                 | package
```

2\) Install the ndctl package

```
sudo zypper install ndctl
```

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{% tab title="Ubuntu" %}
The ndctl package is available on Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) or later.

1\) Query the repository to identify if the ndctl package is available using either the aptitude, apt-cache, or apt utilities

```
aptitude search ndctl 
apt-cache search ndctl 
apt search ndctl
```

2\) Verify if the ndctl package is currently installed and check the version

```
apt list --installed ndctl
```

3\) Install the ndctl package or update an installed package

```
sudo apt-get install ndctl
```

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{% tab title="Debian" %}
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The ndctl package is available on Debian 10 (Buster) or later. See <https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/ndctl> for up to date information.
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1\) Query available versions in configured repos:

```
apt policy ndctl
```

2\) Query the repository to identify if ndctl is available using either the aptitude, apt-cache, or apt utilities

```
apt search ndctl
```

3\) Verify if the ndctl package is currently installed and check the version

```
apt list --installed ndctl
```

4\) Install the ndctl package or update an installed package

```
sudo apt install ndctl
```

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