How To Install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap in AlmaLinux 8. nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap is ARC’s nordugridmap tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap on AlmaLinux 8.

What is nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap

NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC). A simple tool to fetch list of users and eventually generate gridmap files.

We can use yum or dnf to install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap.

Install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap

Install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-nordugridmap on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.