How To Install lizardfs-master on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install lizardfs-master in Fedora 36. lizardfs-master is LizardFS master server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lizardfs-master on Fedora 36.

What is lizardfs-master

LizardFS master (metadata) server together with metadata restore utility.

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

Install lizardfs-master 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 lizardfs-master using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lizardfs-master

Install lizardfs-master 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 lizardfs-master using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lizardfs-master

How To Uninstall lizardfs-master on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the lizardfs-master package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lizardfs-master

lizardfs-master Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/mfs
/etc/mfs/globaliolimits.cfg.dist
/etc/mfs/mfsexports.cfg.dist
/etc/mfs/mfsgoals.cfg.dist
/etc/mfs/mfsmaster.cfg.dist
/etc/mfs/mfstopology.cfg.dist
/etc/pam.d/lizardfs
/etc/security/limits.d/95-lizardfs.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/45
/usr/lib/.build-id/45/9343ee196afbcc22d72070824d139c927ac722
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7
/usr/lib/.build-id/a7/b72566ff7c75c45a2597bd03eafb1f2df7d0a8
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc
/usr/lib/.build-id/bc/37ba16a8b18890af28eaed6a91fcc94a14612b
/usr/lib/systemd/system/lizardfs-master.service
/usr/sbin/mfsmaster
/usr/sbin/mfsmetadump
/usr/sbin/mfsmetarestore
/usr/sbin/mfsrestoremaster
/usr/share/doc/lizardfs-master
/usr/share/doc/lizardfs-master/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/lizardfs-master/README.md
/usr/share/doc/lizardfs-master/UPGRADE
/usr/share/licenses/lizardfs-master
/usr/share/licenses/lizardfs-master/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man5/globaliolimits.cfg.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/mfsexports.cfg.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/mfsgoals.cfg.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/mfsmaster.cfg.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man5/mfstopology.cfg.5.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/lizardfs.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/mfs.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man7/moosefs.7.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mfsmaster.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mfsmetadump.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mfsmetarestore.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/mfsrestoremaster.8.gz
/var/lib/mfs
/var/lib/mfs/metadata.mfs.empty

References

Summary

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