How To Install xrootd-client on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-client on CentOS 7.
What is xrootd-client
This package contains the command line tools used to communicate with xrootd servers.
We can use yum or dnf to install xrootd-client on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xrootd-client.
Install xrootd-client on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install xrootd-client using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xrootd-client
Install xrootd-client 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 xrootd-client using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xrootd-client
How To Uninstall xrootd-client on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the xrootd-client package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xrootd-client
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-client on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
