How To Install srm-ifce on CentOS 8

srm-ifce is SRM client side library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install srm-ifce on CentOS 8.

What is srm-ifce

srm-ifce is a client side implementation of the SRMv2 specification for GFAL1/2 and FTS. SRM means Storage Resource Manager Interface, it is a specification of a SOAP interface providing a generic way to manage distributed storage systems.

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

Install srm-ifce 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 srm-ifce using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install srm-ifce

Install srm-ifce 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 srm-ifce using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install srm-ifce

How To Uninstall srm-ifce on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the srm-ifce package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove srm-ifce

srm-ifce Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/bin/gfal_srm_ifce_version
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/9d
/usr/lib/.build-id/9d/d2e463c8e228c95ac9780ae920df341e1833bd
/usr/lib/.build-id/ab
/usr/lib/.build-id/ab/7ca90c82e8f3f355e5c40cd6250301897495e9
/usr/lib64/libgfal_srm_ifce.so.1
/usr/lib64/libgfal_srm_ifce.so.1.24.3
/usr/share/doc/srm-ifce
/usr/share/doc/srm-ifce/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/srm-ifce/README
/usr/share/doc/srm-ifce/VERSION
/usr/share/doc/srm-ifce/readme.html

References

Summary

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