How To Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd on CentOS 7. nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd is ARC xrootd plugins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd on CentOS 7.

What is nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd

NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the free Grid middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC). ARC xrootd plugins. These allow access to data through the xrootd protocol.

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

Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd

Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd 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 nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.