How To Install gfal2-plugin-xrootd on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-xrootd on Rocky Linux 8. gfal2-plugin-xrootd is Provide xrootd support for GFAL2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-xrootd on Rocky Linux 8.

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 Rocky Linux 8. 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 Rocky Linux 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-xrootd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install gfal2-plugin-xrootd

Install gfal2-plugin-xrootd on Rocky Linux 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-xrootd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install gfal2-plugin-xrootd

How To Uninstall gfal2-plugin-xrootd on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove gfal2-plugin-xrootd

gfal2-plugin-xrootd Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/gfal2.d/xrootd_plugin.conf
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/42
/usr/lib/.build-id/42/54aa5ba5004fdaa4a2ff060c080665af0b946f
/usr/lib64/gfal2-plugins/libgfal_plugin_xrootd.so
/usr/share/doc/gfal2/README_PLUGIN_XROOTD

References

gfal2-plugin-xrootd website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-xrootd on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.