How To Install nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms on CentOS 7. nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms is ARC Resource-coupled EXecution service - Python LRMS backends

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms on CentOS 7.

What is nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms

NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC). The Python LRMS backends are a new implementation of the AREX LRMS backend scripts written in Python. Currently only the SLURM LRMS is supported. It is released as a technology preview.

We can use yum or dnf to install nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms.

Install nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms 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-arc6-arex-python-lrms using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms

Install nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms 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-arc6-arex-python-lrms using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc6-arex-python-lrms on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.