How To Install nordugrid-arc-wn on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-wn on Rocky Linux 8. nordugrid-arc-wn is ARC optional worker nodes components

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-wn on Rocky Linux 8.

What is nordugrid-arc-wn

NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC). This package contains the optional components that provide new job management features on the worker nodes (WN).

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

Install nordugrid-arc-wn on Rocky Linux 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-wn using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nordugrid-arc-wn

Install nordugrid-arc-wn on Rocky Linux 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-wn using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nordugrid-arc-wn

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-wn on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove nordugrid-arc-wn

nordugrid-arc-wn Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/arc-job-cgroup
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/fc
/usr/lib/.build-id/fc/a8334451a0754e9389d44badbf3bece7ab9f83

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-wn on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.