How To Install dcap-tunnel-gsi on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dcap-tunnel-gsi in AlmaLinux 8. dcap-tunnel-gsi is GSI tunnel for dCache

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dcap-tunnel-gsi on AlmaLinux 8.

What is dcap-tunnel-gsi

This package contains the gsi tunnel plugin library used by dcap-libs. This library is dynamically loaded at runtime.

We can use yum or dnf to install dcap-tunnel-gsi on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dcap-tunnel-gsi.

Install dcap-tunnel-gsi on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dcap-tunnel-gsi using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dcap-tunnel-gsi

Install dcap-tunnel-gsi on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dcap-tunnel-gsi using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dcap-tunnel-gsi

How To Uninstall dcap-tunnel-gsi on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the dcap-tunnel-gsi package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dcap-tunnel-gsi

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dcap-tunnel-gsi on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.