How To Install gfal2-plugin-sftp on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-sftp on CentOS 7. gfal2-plugin-sftp is Provide sftp support for GFAL2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-sftp on CentOS 7.

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 CentOS 7. 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 CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install gfal2-plugin-sftp using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gfal2-plugin-sftp

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

sudo dnf -y install gfal2-plugin-sftp

How To Uninstall gfal2-plugin-sftp on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove gfal2-plugin-sftp

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-sftp on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.