How To Install nordugrid-arc-gridftpd on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-gridftpd on Rocky Linux 8. nordugrid-arc-gridftpd is ARC gridftp server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-gridftpd on Rocky Linux 8.

What is nordugrid-arc-gridftpd

NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC). This package contains the ARC gridftp server which can be used as a custom job submission interface in front of an ARC enabled computing cluster or as a low-level dedicated gridftp file server.

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

Install nordugrid-arc-gridftpd 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 nordugrid-arc-gridftpd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nordugrid-arc-gridftpd

Install nordugrid-arc-gridftpd 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 nordugrid-arc-gridftpd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nordugrid-arc-gridftpd

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-gridftpd on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-gridftpd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nordugrid-arc-gridftpd

nordugrid-arc-gridftpd Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/logrotate.d/nordugrid-arc-gridftpd
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b
/usr/lib/.build-id/3b/a58e00e541c8ebd53696c0ab79bb88d37143d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/50/2e7b0079295d1dc5e63c8abc78c498854ab2c1
/usr/lib/.build-id/e6
/usr/lib/.build-id/e6/c605e7a48c8664592c9713971daea0f08f840d
/usr/lib/systemd/system/arc-gridftpd.service
/usr/lib64/arc/filedirplugin.apd
/usr/lib64/arc/filedirplugin.so
/usr/lib64/arc/jobsplugin.apd
/usr/lib64/arc/jobsplugin.so
/usr/sbin/gridftpd
/usr/share/arc/arc-gridftpd-start
/usr/share/man/man8/gridftpd.8.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-gridftpd on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.