How To Install voms-server on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install voms-server on AlmaLinux 8.
What is voms-server
The Virtual Organization Membership Service (VOMS) is an attribute authority which serves as central repository for VO user authorization information, providing support for sorting users into group hierarchies, keeping track of their roles and other attributes in order to issue trusted attribute certificates and SAML assertions used in the Grid environment for authorization purposes. This package provides the VOMS service.
We can use yum or dnf to install voms-server on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install voms-server.
Install voms-server 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 voms-server using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install voms-server
Install voms-server 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 voms-server using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install voms-server
How To Uninstall voms-server on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the voms-server package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove voms-server
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install voms-server on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
