How To Install xrootd4 on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd4 on CentOS 7. xrootd4 is Extended ROOT file server - compat version 4

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd4 on CentOS 7.

What is xrootd4

The Extended root file server consists of a file server called xrootd and a cluster management server called cmsd. The xrootd server was developed for the root analysis framework to serve root files. However, the server is agnostic to file types and provides POSIX-like access to any type of file. The cmsd server is the next generation version of the olbd server, originally developed to cluster and load balance Objectivity/DB AMS database servers. It provides enhanced capability along with lower latency and increased throughput. This package contains the xrootd 4 version of the server.

We can use yum or dnf to install xrootd4 on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install xrootd4.

Install xrootd4 on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install xrootd4 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install xrootd4

Install xrootd4 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 xrootd4 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install xrootd4

How To Uninstall xrootd4 on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the xrootd4 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove xrootd4

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd4 on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.