How To Install slurm-torque on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-torque on CentOS 7. slurm-torque is Torque/PBS wrappers for transition from Torque/PBS to Slurm

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install slurm-torque on CentOS 7.

What is slurm-torque

Torque wrapper scripts used for helping migrate from Torque/PBS to Slurm.

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

Install slurm-torque on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install slurm-torque

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

sudo dnf -y install slurm-torque

How To Uninstall slurm-torque on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove slurm-torque

References

Summary

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