How To Install globus-gridftp-server-progs on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gridftp-server-progs on Rocky Linux 8. globus-gridftp-server-progs is Grid Community Toolkit - Globus GridFTP Server Programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gridftp-server-progs on Rocky Linux 8.

What is globus-gridftp-server-progs

The Grid Community Toolkit (GCT) is an open source software toolkit used for building grid systems and applications. It is a fork of the Globus Toolkit originally created by the Globus Alliance. It is supported by the Grid Community Forum (GridCF) that provides community-based support for core software packages in grid computing. The globus-gridftp-server-progs package contains Globus GridFTP Server Programs

We can use yum or dnf to install globus-gridftp-server-progs on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install globus-gridftp-server-progs.

Install globus-gridftp-server-progs on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install globus-gridftp-server-progs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install globus-gridftp-server-progs

Install globus-gridftp-server-progs on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install globus-gridftp-server-progs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install globus-gridftp-server-progs

How To Uninstall globus-gridftp-server-progs on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the globus-gridftp-server-progs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove globus-gridftp-server-progs

globus-gridftp-server-progs Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/gridftp.conf
/etc/gridftp.gfork
/etc/xinetd.d/gridftp
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/00
/usr/lib/.build-id/00/6b159e0e94c630be9bab424c4cecfe7f014cef
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8
/usr/lib/.build-id/b8/34e27def3c4af4a1ede7f99253bdd804b43ef6
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/86b467ce3bd84142afad6bd472048208dd1fda
/usr/lib/systemd/system/globus-gridftp-server.service
/usr/lib/systemd/system/globus-gridftp-sshftp.service
/usr/sbin/gfs-dynbe-client
/usr/sbin/gfs-gfork-master
/usr/sbin/globus-gridftp-password
/usr/sbin/globus-gridftp-server
/usr/sbin/globus-gridftp-server-enable-sshftp
/usr/sbin/globus-gridftp-server-setup-chroot
/usr/share/man/man8/globus-gridftp-password.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/globus-gridftp-server-setup-chroot.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/globus-gridftp-server.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gridftp-server-progs on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.