How To Install xrootd-server on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-server in AlmaLinux 8. xrootd-server is Xrootd server daemons

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

References

Summary

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