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xrootd


Information about the package, xrootd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The xrootd package is designed for, Extended ROOT file server.


Package Name:

xrootd

Summary:

Extended ROOT file server

Description:

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.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

4.8.3

Release:

1.el6

Size:

15 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

LGPLv3+



Handy Yum Commands for xrootd


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


Command

Description of Command

yum install xrootd

This command will install xrootd on the server.

yum remove xrootd

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

yum -y remove xrootd

This command will un-install xrootd 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 xrootd when using the -y flag.

yum update xrootd

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

yum -y update xrootd

This command will update xrootd 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 xrootd when using the -y flag.

yum info xrootd

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

yum deplist xrootd

This command will show you the dependencies for xrootd. 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 xrootd

This command will check if there is an update waiting on xrootd. 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.