How To Install root-netx on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-netx on Rocky Linux 8. root-netx is NetX extension for ROOT

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-netx on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `root-netx`

This package contains the NetX extension for ROOT, i.e. a client for the xrootd server. Both the old (NetX) and the new (NetXNG) version are provided.

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

Install root-netx 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 root-netx using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install root-netx

Install root-netx 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 root-netx using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install root-netx

How To Uninstall root-netx on Rocky Linux 8

To uninstall only the root-netx package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove root-netx

root-netx Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/include/root/TNetXNGFile.h
/usr/include/root/TNetXNGFileStager.h
/usr/include/root/TNetXNGSystem.h
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef
/usr/lib/.build-id/ef/8ec697426cfe44d3d30045bfb51ddd8e3ec8bc
/usr/lib64/root/libNetxNG.rootmap
/usr/lib64/root/libNetxNG.so
/usr/lib64/root/libNetxNG.so.6.22
/usr/lib64/root/libNetxNG.so.6.22.08
/usr/lib64/root/libNetxNG_rdict.pcm
/usr/share/root/plugins/TFile/P100_TXNetFile.C
/usr/share/root/plugins/TFileStager/P010_TXNetFileStager.C
/usr/share/root/plugins/TSystem/P040_TXNetSystem.C

References

root-netx website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install root-netx on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.