How To Install gfal2-plugin-file on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-file on Debian 9. gfal2-plugin-file is Provides file support for gfal2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-file on Debian 9.

What is gfal2-plugin-file

gfal2-plugin-file is:

Provides the file support (file://) for gfal2. The file plugin provides local file operations, as copying from local to remote or the other way around.

There are three methods to install gfal2-plugin-file 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 gfal2-plugin-file Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install gfal2-plugin-file using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gfal2-plugin-file

Install gfal2-plugin-file Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gfal2-plugin-file using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gfal2-plugin-file

Install gfal2-plugin-file 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 gfal2-plugin-file using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gfal2-plugin-file

How To Uninstall gfal2-plugin-file on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gfal2-plugin-file package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gfal2-plugin-file

Uninstall gfal2-plugin-file And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gfal2-plugin-file and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfal2-plugin-file

Remove gfal2-plugin-file Configurations and Data

To remove gfal2-plugin-file configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gfal2-plugin-file

Remove gfal2-plugin-file configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gfal2-plugin-file configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfal2-plugin-file

Dependencies

gfal2-plugin-file have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-file package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.