How To Install slurm-slurmd on AlmaLinux 8

Introduction

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

What is slurm-slurmd

Slurm compute node daemon. Used to launch jobs on compute nodes

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

Install slurm-slurmd 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-slurmd using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install slurm-slurmd

Install slurm-slurmd 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-slurmd using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install slurm-slurmd

How To Uninstall slurm-slurmd on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove slurm-slurmd

References

• slurm-slurmd website

Summary

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