How To Install gfal2-plugin-dcap on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-dcap in AlmaLinux 8. gfal2-plugin-dcap is Provides the support access for gfal2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-dcap on AlmaLinux 8.

What is gfal2-plugin-dcap

Provides the dcap support (gsidcap The dcap plugin provides the POSIX operations for the dcap \ URLs, the dcap protocol is used on the DCACHE storage system

We can use yum or dnf to install gfal2-plugin-dcap on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gfal2-plugin-dcap.

Install gfal2-plugin-dcap 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 gfal2-plugin-dcap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gfal2-plugin-dcap

Install gfal2-plugin-dcap 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 gfal2-plugin-dcap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gfal2-plugin-dcap

How To Uninstall gfal2-plugin-dcap on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the gfal2-plugin-dcap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove gfal2-plugin-dcap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-dcap on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.