How To Install myproxy-libs on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install myproxy-libs on CentOS 7. myproxy-libs is Manage X.509 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) security credentials

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install myproxy-libs on CentOS 7.

What is myproxy-libs

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-libs contains runtime libs for MyProxy.

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

Install myproxy-libs 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-libs using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install myproxy-libs

Install myproxy-libs 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-libs using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install myproxy-libs

How To Uninstall myproxy-libs on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the myproxy-libs package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove myproxy-libs

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Summary

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