How To Install gfalFS on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfalFS on CentOS 7.
What is gfalFS
gfalFS is a filesystem based on FUSE capable of operating on remote storage systems managed by GFAL 2.0. This include the common file access protocols in lcg ( SRM, GRIDFTP, DCAP, RFIO, LFN, …). The practical effect is that the user can seamlessly interact with grid and cloud storage systems just as if they were local files.
We can use yum or dnf to install gfalFS on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install gfalFS.
Install gfalFS on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install gfalFS using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install gfalFS
Install gfalFS 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 gfalFS using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install gfalFS
How To Uninstall gfalFS on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the gfalFS package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove gfalFS
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfalFS on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
