How To Install gfal2-plugin-xrootd on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-xrootd on CentOS 7.
What is gfal2-plugin-xrootd
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 xrootd protocol (root
We can use yum or dnf to install gfal2-plugin-xrootd on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gfal2-plugin-xrootd.
Install gfal2-plugin-xrootd 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-xrootd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gfal2-plugin-xrootd
Install gfal2-plugin-xrootd 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-xrootd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gfal2-plugin-xrootd
How To Uninstall gfal2-plugin-xrootd on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the gfal2-plugin-xrootd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gfal2-plugin-xrootd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-xrootd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.