How To Install xrootd-client-devel on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-client-devel on Rocky Linux 8. xrootd-client-devel is Development files for xrootd clients

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-client-devel on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `xrootd-client-devel`

This package contains header files and development libraries for xrootd client development.

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

Install xrootd-client-devel 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 xrootd-client-devel using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xrootd-client-devel

Install xrootd-client-devel 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 xrootd-client-devel using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xrootd-client-devel

How To Uninstall xrootd-client-devel on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the xrootd-client-devel package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xrootd-client-devel

xrootd-client-devel Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClAnyObject.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClBuffer.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClConstants.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClCopyProcess.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClDefaultEnv.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClEnv.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClFile.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClFileSystem.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClFileSystemUtils.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClLog.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClMonitor.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClOptional.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClPlugInInterface.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClPlugInManager.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClPropertyList.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClStatus.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClURL.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdCl/XrdClXRootDResponses.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdPosix
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdPosix/XrdPosix.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdPosix/XrdPosixCache.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdPosix/XrdPosixCallBack.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdPosix/XrdPosixExtern.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdPosix/XrdPosixOsDep.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdPosix/XrdPosixXrootd.hh
/usr/include/xrootd/XrdPosix/XrdPosixXrootdPath.hh
/usr/lib64/libXrdCl.so
/usr/lib64/libXrdFfs.so
/usr/lib64/libXrdPosix.so

References

xrootd-client-devel website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-client-devel on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.