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gfalFS


Information about the package, gfalFS, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The gfalFS package is designed for, Filesystem client based on GFAL 2.0.


Package Name:

gfalFS

Summary:

Filesystem client based on GFAL 2.0

Description:

gfalFS is a filesystem based on FUSE capable of operating on remote storage systems managed by GFAL 2.0. This include the common file access protocols in lcg ( SRM, GRIDFTP, DCAP, RFIO, LFN, ...). The practical effect is that the user can seamlessly interact with grid and cloud storage systems just as if they were local files.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.5.2

Release:

1.el6

Size:

19 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

ASL 2.0



Handy Yum Commands for gfalFS


Control the gfalFS package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install gfalFS

This command will install gfalFS on the server.

yum remove gfalFS

This command will un-install gfalFS on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gfalFS, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove gfalFS

This command will un-install gfalFS on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove gfalFS when using the -y flag.

yum update gfalFS

This command will update gfalFS to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove gfalFS, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update gfalFS

This command will update gfalFS to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove gfalFS when using the -y flag.

yum info gfalFS

This command will show you core information about the gfalFS package.

yum deplist gfalFS

This command will show you the dependencies for gfalFS. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update gfalFS

This command will check if there is an update waiting on gfalFS. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.