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iCommands Installation and Upgrade

Installing iCommands Using Linux Package Managers

iCommands can be installed using popular Linux package managers such as apt, yum, or zypper. Follow the instructions below to install the latest version of iCommands based on your system's package manager.

Note: You need administrative privileges to install the iCommands package on the system.

APT (Debian/Ubuntu)

APT is the default package manager for Debian-based distributions like Ubuntu. Use the following commands to add the iRODS repository, import the signing key, and update your package list:

wget -qO - https://packages.irods.org/irods-signing-key.asc | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.irods.org/apt/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/renci-irods.list
sudo apt-get update

Then use the following command to install iCommands:

sudo apt install irods-icommands

YUM (RHEL/CentOS/Fedora)

YUM is the default package manager for Red Hat-based distributions such as RHEL, CentOS, and Fedora. To install the public signing key and add the iRODS repository, execute the following commands:

sudo rpm --import https://packages.irods.org/irods-signing-key.asc
wget -qO - https://packages.irods.org/renci-irods.yum.repo | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/renci-irods.yum.repo

Then use the following command to install iCommands:

sudo yum install irods-icommands

ZYPPER (openSUSE/SUSE Linux Enterprise)

ZYPPER is the package manager for SUSE-based distributions like openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise. Use these commands to import the signing key and add the iRODS repository:

sudo rpm --import https://packages.irods.org/irods-signing-key.asc
wget -qO - https://packages.irods.org/renci-irods.zypp.repo | sudo tee /etc/zypp/repos.d/renci-irods.zypp.repo

Then use the following command to install iCommands:

sudo zypper install irods-icommands

Manual Installation or Specific Versions

If you prefer to manually download binaries or require a specific version of iCommands, visit the official iRODS download page for more information:

iRODS Download Page

Alternatively, you can directly browse the repositories for specific versions: