How To Install lizardfs-master on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install lizardfs-master on CentOS 7. lizardfs-master is LizardFS master server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lizardfs-master on CentOS 7.

What is lizardfs-master

LizardFS master (metadata) server together with metadata restore utility.

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

Install lizardfs-master on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install lizardfs-master using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install lizardfs-master

Install lizardfs-master 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 lizardfs-master using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install lizardfs-master

How To Uninstall lizardfs-master on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the lizardfs-master package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove lizardfs-master

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Summary

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