How To Install globus-gass-cache-program on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gass-cache-program on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is globus-gass-cache-program
globus-gass-cache-program is:
The Globus Toolkit is an open source software toolkit used for building Grid systems and applications. It is being developed by the Globus Alliance and many others all over the world. A growing number of projects and companies are using the Globus Toolkit to unlock the potential of grids for their cause.
The globus-gass-cache-program package contains: Tools to manipulate local and remote GASS caches
There are three methods to install globus-gass-cache-program on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install globus-gass-cache-program Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install globus-gass-cache-program using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install globus-gass-cache-program
Install globus-gass-cache-program Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install globus-gass-cache-program using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install globus-gass-cache-program
Install globus-gass-cache-program 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install globus-gass-cache-program using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install globus-gass-cache-program
How To Uninstall globus-gass-cache-program on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the globus-gass-cache-program package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove globus-gass-cache-program
Uninstall globus-gass-cache-program And Its Dependencies
To uninstall globus-gass-cache-program and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove globus-gass-cache-program
Remove globus-gass-cache-program Configurations and Data
To remove globus-gass-cache-program configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge globus-gass-cache-program
Remove globus-gass-cache-program configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove globus-gass-cache-program configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge globus-gass-cache-program
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gass-cache-program package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
