How To Install gfal2-plugin-http on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-http in Fedora 36. gfal2-plugin-http is Provides the HTTP/DAV support for gfal2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-http on Fedora 36.

What is `gfal2-plugin-http`

Provides the HTTP (http[s] this plugin is able to do third-party copy with WebDAV if the storage supports it.

We can use yum or dnf to install gfal2-plugin-http on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gfal2-plugin-http.

Install gfal2-plugin-http on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gfal2-plugin-http using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gfal2-plugin-http

Install gfal2-plugin-http on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install gfal2-plugin-http using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gfal2-plugin-http

How To Uninstall gfal2-plugin-http on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the gfal2-plugin-http package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gfal2-plugin-http

gfal2-plugin-http Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/gfal2.d/http_plugin.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/94
/usr/lib/.build-id/94/82f18ac9e9dd4a37ac957d27dd3c42a8c4ce56
/usr/lib64/gfal2-plugins/libgfal_plugin_http.so
/usr/share/doc/gfal2/README_PLUGIN_HTTP

References

gfal2-plugin-http website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-http on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).