How To Install globus-gsi-callback on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gsi-callback on Rocky Linux 8. globus-gsi-callback is Grid Community Toolkit - Globus GSI Callback Library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gsi-callback on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `globus-gsi-callback`

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-gsi-callback package contains Globus GSI Callback Library

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

Install globus-gsi-callback 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-gsi-callback using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install globus-gsi-callback

Install globus-gsi-callback 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-gsi-callback using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install globus-gsi-callback

How To Uninstall globus-gsi-callback on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the globus-gsi-callback package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove globus-gsi-callback

globus-gsi-callback Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/85
/usr/lib/.build-id/85/e9ac1e6f5b74a6a4d110d8a18a026c5fe95875
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1
/usr/lib/.build-id/b1/409deb0ad6f7291fca0be1e77c76f14c79f791
/usr/lib64/libglobus_gsi_callback.so.0
/usr/lib64/libglobus_gsi_callback.so.0.6.2
/usr/lib64/libglobus_oldgaa.so.0
/usr/lib64/libglobus_oldgaa.so.0.6.2
/usr/share/doc/globus-gsi-callback
/usr/share/doc/globus-gsi-callback/README
/usr/share/licenses/globus-gsi-callback
/usr/share/licenses/globus-gsi-callback/GLOBUS_LICENSE

References

globus-gsi-callback website

Summary

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