How To Install slurm on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm in AlmaLinux 8. slurm is Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm on AlmaLinux 8.

What is slurm

Slurm is an open source, fault-tolerant, and highly scalable cluster management and job scheduling system for Linux clusters. Components include machine status, partition management, job management, scheduling and accounting modules.

We can use yum or dnf to install slurm on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install slurm.

Install slurm on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install slurm

Install slurm on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install slurm

How To Uninstall slurm on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove slurm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.