How To Install dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly in AlmaLinux 8. dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly is DPM Head Node (MySQL)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly on AlmaLinux 8.

What is dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly

The Disk Pool Manager (DPM) creates a Grid storage element from a set of disk servers. It provides several interfaces for storing and retrieving data such as HTTP, Xrootd, GridFTP This is a metapackage providing all required daemons for a DPM Head Node.

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

Install dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly 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 dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly

Install dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly 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 dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly

How To Uninstall dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dmlite-dpmhead-domeonly on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.