How To Install gfal2-plugin-sftp on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-sftp
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is gfal2-plugin-sftp
The Grid File Access Library, GFAL2, provides a simple POSIX-like API for file operations in grid and cloud environments. Plug-ins are available to allow access via a variety of protocols. This package contains a plugin for the sftp protocol (sftp
We can use yum
or dnf
to install gfal2-plugin-sftp
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gfal2-plugin-sftp.
Install gfal2-plugin-sftp 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-sftp
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gfal2-plugin-sftp
Install gfal2-plugin-sftp 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-sftp
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gfal2-plugin-sftp
How To Uninstall gfal2-plugin-sftp on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the gfal2-plugin-sftp
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gfal2-plugin-sftp
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-sftp
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.