How To Install hdf5 on CentOS 8
hdf5 is A general purpose library and file format for storing scientific data
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdf5 on CentOS 8.
What is hdf5
HDF5 is a general purpose library and file format for storing scientific data. HDF5 can store two primary objects essentially a multidimensional array of data elements, and a group is a structure for organizing objects in an HDF5 file. Using these two basic objects, one can create and store almost any kind of scientific data structure, such as images, arrays of vectors, and structured and unstructured grids. You can also mix and match them in HDF5 files according to your needs.
We can use yum or dnf to install hdf5 on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hdf5.
Install hdf5 on CentOS 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install hdf5 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install hdf5
Install hdf5 on CentOS 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream 43 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS 65 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease 43 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras 23 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack 40 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability 36 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus 24 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools 50 kB/s | 4.3 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64 13 kB/s | 9.2 kB 00:00
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64 24 kB/s | 8.5 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install hdf5 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install hdf5
How To Uninstall hdf5 on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the hdf5 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove hdf5
hdf5 Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/bin/gif2h5
/usr/bin/h52gif
/usr/bin/h5clear
/usr/bin/h5copy
/usr/bin/h5debug
/usr/bin/h5diff
/usr/bin/h5dump
/usr/bin/h5format_convert
/usr/bin/h5import
/usr/bin/h5jam
/usr/bin/h5ls
/usr/bin/h5mkgrp
/usr/bin/h5perf_serial
/usr/bin/h5repack
/usr/bin/h5repart
/usr/bin/h5stat
/usr/bin/h5unjam
/usr/bin/h5watch
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/16
/usr/lib/.build-id/16/b13c4effc8a2afe76572fb7cac3219fdbe27b9
/usr/lib/.build-id/2a
/usr/lib/.build-id/2a/733780d83cbbded14832d3cc68fe27b8e1f16b
/usr/lib/.build-id/31
/usr/lib/.build-id/31/9e7d66764010ddeab3f5f9350c13ec63ce3a7c
/usr/lib/.build-id/42
/usr/lib/.build-id/42/45faccda2eb1cd7626a9bf55bcbfd78ecc8513
/usr/lib/.build-id/44
/usr/lib/.build-id/44/2e334aac0718160cbcbdc855510db805fd15e0
/usr/lib/.build-id/59
/usr/lib/.build-id/59/14a46f5ff34458473f4c6b5381b35d7f3526e9
/usr/lib/.build-id/5b
/usr/lib/.build-id/5b/3de545cadd9924289f388f94b7e358eba75ed4
/usr/lib/.build-id/79
/usr/lib/.build-id/79/d39b32400087eb048de392d1061f5147d3cfe1
/usr/lib/.build-id/81
/usr/lib/.build-id/81/c6b1d09f2fed153b1b7ee28e87546b01125de0
/usr/lib/.build-id/89
/usr/lib/.build-id/89/fbdd5166b52c968cf38295bf71b98bf2489e1e
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b/19a542dc4759473914d945c70a3026ae6ae35c
/usr/lib/.build-id/8b/39f15b8b9d404ec4760131693b63e26245bef7
/usr/lib/.build-id/93
/usr/lib/.build-id/93/d176a5ff64c62cb1d440ee15baddfe069bc205
/usr/lib/.build-id/96
/usr/lib/.build-id/96/5975df19867cbc796ffab03b757bdd20512030
/usr/lib/.build-id/97
/usr/lib/.build-id/97/dc8fefb19b018fc59b939ee9a7ba1059601541
/usr/lib/.build-id/98
/usr/lib/.build-id/98/d06ca6e42876940896e68358d0dfc11b8a2d87
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f
/usr/lib/.build-id/9f/e7831ddb1f4fbaa15c8c72a6121f8e71489b16
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7/da58a4ba1f21a58da4e8e96c627d5a88f9bffc
/usr/lib/.build-id/af
/usr/lib/.build-id/af/e663b8ca1a795db3e0d36c222b21d8dbc94802
/usr/lib/.build-id/b5
/usr/lib/.build-id/b5/d9f667ba1fcd2105954f7744a3601da7bc02f4
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd
/usr/lib/.build-id/dd/c7a4945ed7afcb9fc7409eb3e76d1a0786ebbf
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4
/usr/lib/.build-id/e4/49415194d8269b35469d49967f16734ab5b8ee
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb
/usr/lib/.build-id/eb/b59dcfb288e21b7da661785357b2cda0e47d91
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa
/usr/lib/.build-id/fa/bf513f99a70ceb57fdcb3e8cd43af67d3437f4
/usr/lib64/libhdf5.so.103
/usr/lib64/libhdf5.so.103.1.0
/usr/lib64/libhdf5_cpp.so.103
/usr/lib64/libhdf5_cpp.so.103.1.0
/usr/lib64/libhdf5_fortran.so.102
/usr/lib64/libhdf5_fortran.so.102.0.0
/usr/lib64/libhdf5_hl.so.100
/usr/lib64/libhdf5_hl.so.100.1.2
/usr/lib64/libhdf5_hl_cpp.so.100
/usr/lib64/libhdf5_hl_cpp.so.100.1.3
/usr/lib64/libhdf5hl_fortran.so.100
/usr/lib64/libhdf5hl_fortran.so.100.0.4
/usr/share/doc/hdf5
/usr/share/doc/hdf5/HISTORY-1_0-1_8_0_rc3.txt
/usr/share/doc/hdf5/HISTORY-1_10.txt
/usr/share/doc/hdf5/HISTORY-1_8.txt
/usr/share/doc/hdf5/HISTORY-1_8_0-1_10_0.txt
/usr/share/doc/hdf5/MANIFEST
/usr/share/doc/hdf5/README.txt
/usr/share/doc/hdf5/RELEASE.txt
/usr/share/licenses/hdf5
/usr/share/licenses/hdf5/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/gif2h5.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h52gif.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5copy.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5diff.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5dump.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5import.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5jam.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5ls.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5mkgrp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5perf_serial.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5repack.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5repart.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5stat.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/h5unjam.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hdf5 on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.