How to install singularity on Almalinux 9, Centos Stream 9 and Rocky Linux
Singularity is an open-source containerization framework for packaging and running portable and reproducible apps and workflows. It is especially beneficial in high-performance computing (HPC) contexts where users must run scientific programs on clusters, grids, and cloud infrastructures.
To install Singularity on Linux, you can follow these simple steps:
NOTE: These steps were tested on AlmaLinux 9. They might also work on version 8 and Centos 7.
- First, make sure your system is up to date:
# yum -y update
- Install the necessary dependencies.
# yum groupinstall -y 'Development Tools'
# yum install -y openssl-devel libuuid-devel libseccomp-devel wget squashfs-tools cryptsetup - Install GO.
- Install Singularity.
The easiest way to install Singularity is to install it from the Epel Repository.# yum install -y epel-release # yum update -y # yum install -y singularity
- Test Singularity by executing a simple container from the Sylabs Cloud library.
[root@zmatech ~]# singularity exec library://alpine cat /etc/alpine-release INFO: Downloading library image 2.7MiB / 2.7MiB [=====================================================] 100 % 3.15.5
Go is required if you want to build Singularity from source.
To install GO, follow these simple steps:
a) Open the link below and download the latest version of GO:
https://go.dev/doc/install
This command will download go1.20.2
# wget https://go.dev/dl/go1.20.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
b) Extract the tar archive to /usr/local:
# tar xzf go1.20.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local/
c) Edit /etc/profile file and add "export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" to the end of the file. To do this, simply run below command:
# echo "export PATH=\$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin" >> /etc/profile
d) Logout, then login again.
e) Verify go is installed.
# go version
That's it, Singularity is installed.