How To Install lfc-server-mysql on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lfc-server-mysql on CentOS 7. lfc-server-mysql is LCG File Catalog (LFC) server with MySQL database back-end

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lfc-server-mysql on CentOS 7.

What is lfc-server-mysql

The LCG File Catalog (LFC) keeps track of the locations of the physical replicas of the logical files in a distributed storage system. This package provides an LFC server that uses MySQL as its database back-end.

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

Install lfc-server-mysql on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lfc-server-mysql using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lfc-server-mysql

Install lfc-server-mysql 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 lfc-server-mysql using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lfc-server-mysql

How To Uninstall lfc-server-mysql on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the lfc-server-mysql package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lfc-server-mysql

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lfc-server-mysql on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.