How To Install globus-simple-ca on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-simple-ca in Fedora 36. globus-simple-ca is Grid Community Toolkit - Simple CA Utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-simple-ca on Fedora 36.

What is globus-simple-ca

The Grid Community Toolkit (GCT) is an open source software toolkit used for building grid systems and applications. It is a fork of the Globus Toolkit originally created by the Globus Alliance. It is supported by the Grid Community Forum (GridCF) that provides community-based support for core software packages in grid computing. The globus-simple-ca package contains Simple CA Utility

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

Install globus-simple-ca 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 globus-simple-ca using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install globus-simple-ca

Install globus-simple-ca 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 globus-simple-ca using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install globus-simple-ca

How To Uninstall globus-simple-ca on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the globus-simple-ca package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove globus-simple-ca

globus-simple-ca Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/grid-ca-create
/usr/bin/grid-ca-package
/usr/bin/grid-ca-sign
/usr/share/doc/globus-simple-ca
/usr/share/doc/globus-simple-ca/README
/usr/share/licenses/globus-simple-ca
/usr/share/licenses/globus-simple-ca/GLOBUS_LICENSE
/usr/share/man/man1/grid-ca-create.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/grid-ca-package.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/grid-ca-sign.1.gz

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-simple-ca on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).