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

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

Introduction

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

What is globus-gridftp-server

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 package contains Globus GridFTP Server

We can use yum or dnf to install globus-gridftp-server 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.

Install globus-gridftp-server 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 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install globus-gridftp-server

Install globus-gridftp-server 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 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install globus-gridftp-server

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

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

sudo dnf remove globus-gridftp-server

globus-gridftp-server Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/5e7b6a77141708747adf14322c244d3ec34100
/usr/lib64/libglobus_gridftp_server.so.6
/usr/lib64/libglobus_gridftp_server.so.6.7.21
/usr/share/doc/globus-gridftp-server
/usr/share/doc/globus-gridftp-server/README
/usr/share/licenses/globus-gridftp-server
/usr/share/licenses/globus-gridftp-server/GLOBUS_LICENSE

References

Summary

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