How To Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd on Rocky Linux 8. nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd is ARC xrootd plugins

Introduction

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

What is nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd

NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC). ARC xrootd plugins. These allow access to data through the xrootd protocol.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd

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

sudo yum -y install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd

nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/75
/usr/lib/.build-id/75/ac93d3746e43e224129e7754a51cfb220b3799
/usr/lib/.build-id/d2
/usr/lib/.build-id/d2/bdebc0d0a9637f7411f652ca7f0c7be242b522
/usr/lib64/arc/external
/usr/lib64/arc/external/libdmcxrootd.apd
/usr/lib64/arc/external/libdmcxrootd.so
/usr/lib64/arc/libdmcxrootddeleg.apd
/usr/lib64/arc/libdmcxrootddeleg.so

References

Summary

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