How To Install ctdb on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ctdb on CentOS 7. ctdb is A Clustered Database based on Samba’s Trivial Database (TDB)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ctdb on CentOS 7.

What is ctdb

CTDB is a cluster implementation of the TDB database used by Samba and other projects to store temporary data. If an application is already using TDB for temporary data it is very easy to convert that application to be cluster aware and use CTDB instead.

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

Install ctdb on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ctdb using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ctdb

Install ctdb 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 ctdb using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ctdb

How To Uninstall ctdb on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ctdb package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ctdb

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Summary

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