How To Install glusterfs-fuse on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install glusterfs-fuse on CentOS 7. glusterfs-fuse is Fuse client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install glusterfs-fuse on CentOS 7.

What is glusterfs-fuse

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 support to FUSE based clients and inlcudes the glusterfs(d) binary.

We can use yum or dnf to install glusterfs-fuse on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install glusterfs-fuse.

Install glusterfs-fuse 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-fuse using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install glusterfs-fuse

Install glusterfs-fuse 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-fuse using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install glusterfs-fuse

How To Uninstall glusterfs-fuse on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the glusterfs-fuse package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove glusterfs-fuse

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install glusterfs-fuse on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.