How To Install globus-gatekeeper on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gatekeeper on Kali Linux.
What is globus-gatekeeper
globus-gatekeeper is:
The Grid Community Toolkit (GCT) is an open source software toolkit used for building grid systems and applications. It is a fork of the Globus Toolkit originally created by the Globus Alliance. It is supported by the Grid Community Forum (GridCF) that provides community-based support for core software packages in grid computing.
The globus-gatekeeper package contains: Globus Gatekeeper
There are three methods to install globus-gatekeeper on Kali Linux. 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-gatekeeper Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install globus-gatekeeper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install globus-gatekeeperInstall globus-gatekeeper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install globus-gatekeeper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install globus-gatekeeperInstall globus-gatekeeper Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install globus-gatekeeper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install globus-gatekeeperHow To Uninstall globus-gatekeeper on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the globus-gatekeeper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove globus-gatekeeperUninstall globus-gatekeeper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall globus-gatekeeper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove globus-gatekeeperRemove globus-gatekeeper Configurations and Data
To remove globus-gatekeeper configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge globus-gatekeeperRemove globus-gatekeeper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove globus-gatekeeper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge globus-gatekeeperDependencies
globus-gatekeeper have the following dependencies:
- init-system-helpers
- libc6
- libglobus-common0
- libglobus-gss-assist3
- libglobus-gssapi-gsi4
- libssl1.1
- lsb-base
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gatekeeper package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
