How To Install resalloc on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install resalloc on CentOS 7. resalloc is Resource allocator for expensive resources - client tooling

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install resalloc on CentOS 7.

What is resalloc

The resalloc project aims to help with taking care of dynamically allocated resources, for example ephemeral virtual machines used for the purposes of CI/CD tasks. The resalloc package provides the client-side tooling.

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

Install resalloc on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install resalloc using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install resalloc

Install resalloc 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 resalloc using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install resalloc

How To Uninstall resalloc on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the resalloc package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove resalloc

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Summary

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