How To Install glusterfs-extra-xlators on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install glusterfs-extra-xlators in Fedora 36. glusterfs-extra-xlators is Extra Gluster filesystem Translators

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install glusterfs-extra-xlators on Fedora 36.

What is glusterfs-extra-xlators

GlusterFS is a distributed file-system capable of scaling to several petabytes. It aggregates various storage bricks over TCP/IP interconnect into one large parallel network filesystem. GlusterFS is one of the most sophisticated file systems in terms of features and extensibility. It borrows a powerful concept called Translators from GNU Hurd kernel. Much of the code in GlusterFS is in user space and easily manageable. This package provides extra filesystem Translators, such as Glupy, for GlusterFS.

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

Install glusterfs-extra-xlators 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 glusterfs-extra-xlators using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install glusterfs-extra-xlators

Install glusterfs-extra-xlators 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 glusterfs-extra-xlators using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install glusterfs-extra-xlators

How To Uninstall glusterfs-extra-xlators on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the glusterfs-extra-xlators package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove glusterfs-extra-xlators

glusterfs-extra-xlators Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d
/usr/lib/.build-id/0d/a47e283b9fcd270d085d77ff07169ea44506df
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1
/usr/lib/.build-id/d1/29e32d3711984764f7f73657f6ae671c69aead
/usr/lib64/glusterfs/10.1/xlator/features
/usr/lib64/glusterfs/10.1/xlator/features/quiesce.so
/usr/lib64/glusterfs/10.1/xlator/playground
/usr/lib64/glusterfs/10.1/xlator/playground/template.so
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e
/usr/lib/.build-id/1e/54de39511220131b6ff4ddf12571e1c20beba4
/usr/lib/.build-id/2a
/usr/lib/.build-id/2a/2bc3ea4b0dbff37baf5448c82892c72a6963ed
/usr/lib64/glusterfs/10.2/xlator/features
/usr/lib64/glusterfs/10.2/xlator/features/quiesce.so
/usr/lib64/glusterfs/10.2/xlator/playground
/usr/lib64/glusterfs/10.2/xlator/playground/template.so

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install glusterfs-extra-xlators on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).