How To Install globus-xio-gridftp-driver on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-xio-gridftp-driver on Rocky Linux 8. globus-xio-gridftp-driver is Grid Community Toolkit - Globus XIO GridFTP Driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-xio-gridftp-driver on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `globus-xio-gridftp-driver`

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-xio-gridftp-driver package contains Globus XIO GridFTP Driver

We can use yum or dnf to install globus-xio-gridftp-driver on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install globus-xio-gridftp-driver.

Install globus-xio-gridftp-driver 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 globus-xio-gridftp-driver using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install globus-xio-gridftp-driver

Install globus-xio-gridftp-driver 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 globus-xio-gridftp-driver using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install globus-xio-gridftp-driver

How To Uninstall globus-xio-gridftp-driver on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the globus-xio-gridftp-driver package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove globus-xio-gridftp-driver

globus-xio-gridftp-driver Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/26
/usr/lib/.build-id/26/8da0e195213c43737dc9bc3349be76d07f84b4
/usr/lib64/libglobus_xio_gridftp_driver.so
/usr/share/doc/globus-xio-gridftp-driver
/usr/share/doc/globus-xio-gridftp-driver/README
/usr/share/licenses/globus-xio-gridftp-driver
/usr/share/licenses/globus-xio-gridftp-driver/GLOBUS_LICENSE

References

globus-xio-gridftp-driver website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-xio-gridftp-driver on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.