How To Install gfal2-plugin-http on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-http on Debian 11. gfal2-plugin-http is Provides HTTP and DAV support for gfal2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-http on Debian 11.

What is gfal2-plugin-http

gfal2-plugin-http is:

Provides the HTTP (http[s]://) and WebDAV (dav[s]://) support for gfal2. This plugin is able to do third-party copy with WebDAV if the storage supports it.

There are three methods to install gfal2-plugin-http on Debian 11. 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-http 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-http using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install gfal2-plugin-http Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gfal2-plugin-http

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

sudo aptitude -y install gfal2-plugin-http

How To Uninstall gfal2-plugin-http on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove gfal2-plugin-http

Uninstall gfal2-plugin-http And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gfal2-plugin-http and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

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

Remove gfal2-plugin-http Configurations and Data

To remove gfal2-plugin-http configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

gfal2-plugin-http have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-http package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.