How To Install xrootd4 on CentOS 7
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.