How To Install condor-procd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install condor-procd on CentOS 7. condor-procd is HTCondor Process tracking Daemon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install condor-procd on CentOS 7.

What is condor-procd

A daemon for tracking child processes started by a parent. Part of HTCondor, but able to be stand-alone

We can use yum or dnf to install condor-procd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install condor-procd.

Install condor-procd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install condor-procd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install condor-procd

Install condor-procd on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install condor-procd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install condor-procd

How To Uninstall condor-procd on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the condor-procd package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove condor-procd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install condor-procd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.