How To Install glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins on CentOS 7.
What is glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins
GlusterFS is a distributed file-system capable of scaling to several petabytes. It aggregates various storage bricks over Infiniband RDMA or TCP/IP interconnect into one large parallel network file system. GlusterFS is one of the most sophisticated file systems in terms of features and extensibility. It borrows a powerful concept called Translators from GNU Hurd kernel. Much of the code in GlusterFS is in user space and easily manageable. This package provides cloudsync plugins for archival feature.
We can use yum or dnf to install glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins.
Install glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins
Install glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins 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 glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins
How To Uninstall glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install glusterfs-cloudsync-plugins on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
