How To Install condor on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install condor on Debian 9. condor is transitional dummy package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install condor on Debian 9.

What is condor

condor is:

This package aids upgrades of existing Condor installations to the new project and package name “HTCondor”. The package is empty and it can safely be removed.

There are three methods to install condor on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install condor Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install condor using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install condor

Install condor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install condor using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install condor

Install condor Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install condor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install condor

How To Uninstall condor on Debian 9

To uninstall only the condor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove condor

Uninstall condor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall condor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove condor

Remove condor Configurations and Data

To remove condor configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge condor

Remove condor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove condor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge condor

Dependencies

condor have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install condor package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.