How To Install root-proof on CentOS 8

root-proof is PROOF extension for ROOT

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-proof on CentOS 8.

What is `root-proof`

This package contains the proof extension for ROOT. This provides a client to use in a PROOF environment.

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

Install root-proof 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 root-proof using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install root-proof

Install root-proof 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 root-proof using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install root-proof

How To Uninstall root-proof on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove root-proof

root-proof Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/bin/proofserv
/usr/bin/proofserv.exe
/usr/bin/xpdtest
/usr/include/root/TCondor.h
/usr/include/root/TDSet.h
/usr/include/root/TDSetProxy.h
/usr/include/root/TDataSetManager.h
/usr/include/root/TDataSetManagerAliEn.h
/usr/include/root/TDataSetManagerFile.h
/usr/include/root/TLockPath.h
/usr/include/root/TPackMgr.h
/usr/include/root/TProof.h
/usr/include/root/TProofChain.h
/usr/include/root/TProofCondor.h
/usr/include/root/TProofDebug.h
/usr/include/root/TProofLite.h
/usr/include/root/TProofLog.h
/usr/include/root/TProofMgr.h
/usr/include/root/TProofMgrLite.h
/usr/include/root/TProofNodeInfo.h
/usr/include/root/TProofOutputFile.h
/usr/include/root/TProofOutputList.h
/usr/include/root/TProofProgressStatus.h
/usr/include/root/TProofQueryResult.h
/usr/include/root/TProofResources.h
/usr/include/root/TProofResourcesStatic.h
/usr/include/root/TProofServ.h
/usr/include/root/TProofServLite.h
/usr/include/root/TProofSuperMaster.h
/usr/include/root/TQueryResultManager.h
/usr/include/root/TSelVerifyDataSet.h
/usr/include/root/TSlave.h
/usr/include/root/TSlaveLite.h
/usr/include/root/TVirtualPacketizer.h
/usr/include/root/TVirtualProofPlayer.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/62/bf8f002f064f0f399932d372455817d360188c
/usr/lib/.build-id/97
/usr/lib/.build-id/97/340225e29fa429c26b4f526f6af8dfe8de690a
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b/1d996bc148872c4180d7e1105e402fe3a08937
/usr/lib64/root/libProof.rootmap
/usr/lib64/root/libProof.so
/usr/lib64/root/libProof.so.6.22
/usr/lib64/root/libProof.so.6.22.08
/usr/lib64/root/libProof_rdict.pcm
/usr/share/man/man1/proofserv.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/xpdtest.1.gz
/usr/share/root/plugins/TChain/P010_TProofChain.C
/usr/share/root/plugins/TDataSetManager/P010_TDataSetManagerFile.C
/usr/share/root/plugins/TProof/P010_TProofCondor.C
/usr/share/root/plugins/TProof/P020_TProofSuperMaster.C
/usr/share/root/plugins/TProof/P030_TProofLite.C
/usr/share/root/plugins/TProof/P040_TProof.C
/usr/share/root/valgrind-root.supp

References

root-proof website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-proof on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.