How To Install globus-callout on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-callout on AlmaLinux 8.
What is globus-callout
The Grid Community Toolkit (GCT) is an open source software toolkit used for building grid systems and applications. It is a fork of the Globus Toolkit originally created by the Globus Alliance. It is supported by the Grid Community Forum (GridCF) that provides community-based support for core software packages in grid computing. The globus-callout package contains Globus Callout Library - provides a platform independent way of dealing with runtime loadable functions.
We can use yum or dnf to install globus-callout on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install globus-callout.
Install globus-callout 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 globus-callout using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install globus-callout
Install globus-callout 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 globus-callout using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install globus-callout
How To Uninstall globus-callout on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the globus-callout package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove globus-callout
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-callout on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
