How To Install root-io-gfal on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-io-gfal on Rocky Linux 8. root-io-gfal is Grid File Access Library input/output library for ROOT

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-io-gfal on Rocky Linux 8.

What is root-io-gfal

This package contains the Grid File Access Library extension for ROOT.

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

Install root-io-gfal 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 root-io-gfal using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install root-io-gfal

Install root-io-gfal 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 root-io-gfal using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install root-io-gfal

How To Uninstall root-io-gfal on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the root-io-gfal package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove root-io-gfal

root-io-gfal Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/root/TGFALFile.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d
/usr/lib/.build-id/3d/2de72ebb9bb8701f64ab9f3f5c43eac1ef2a08
/usr/lib64/root/libGFAL.rootmap
/usr/lib64/root/libGFAL.so
/usr/lib64/root/libGFAL.so.6.22
/usr/lib64/root/libGFAL.so.6.22.08
/usr/lib64/root/libGFAL_rdict.pcm
/usr/share/root/plugins/TFile/P050_TGFALFile.C

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-io-gfal on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.