How To Install myproxy-admin on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install myproxy-admin on CentOS 7.
What is myproxy-admin
MyProxy is open source software for managing X.509 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) security credentials (certificates and private keys). MyProxy combines an online credential repository with an online certificate authority to allow users to securely obtain credentials when and where needed. Users run myproxy-logon to authenticate and obtain credentials, including trusted CA certificates and Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs). Package myproxy-admin contains the MyProxy server admin commands.
We can use yum or dnf to install myproxy-admin on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install myproxy-admin.
Install myproxy-admin on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install myproxy-admin using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install myproxy-admin
Install myproxy-admin 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 myproxy-admin using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install myproxy-admin
How To Uninstall myproxy-admin on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the myproxy-admin package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove myproxy-admin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install myproxy-admin on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
