How To Install xrootd-server on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-server on AlmaLinux 8.
What is xrootd-server
This package contains the xrootd servers without the SELinux support. Unless you are installing on a system without SELinux also install the xrootd-selinux package.
We can use yum or dnf to install xrootd-server on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xrootd-server.
Install xrootd-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 xrootd-server using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install xrootd-server
Install xrootd-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 xrootd-server using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install xrootd-server
How To Uninstall xrootd-server on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the xrootd-server package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove xrootd-server
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-server on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.