How To Install globus-xioperf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-xioperf on Kali Linux. globus-xioperf is Grid Community Toolkit - XIO Performance Tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-xioperf on Kali Linux.

What is globus-xioperf

globus-xioperf 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-xioperf package contains: XIO Performance Tool

There are three methods to install globus-xioperf 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-xioperf 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-xioperf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install globus-xioperf

Install globus-xioperf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install globus-xioperf

Install globus-xioperf 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 update

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

sudo aptitude -y install globus-xioperf

How To Uninstall globus-xioperf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the globus-xioperf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove globus-xioperf

Uninstall globus-xioperf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall globus-xioperf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove globus-xioperf

Remove globus-xioperf Configurations and Data

To remove globus-xioperf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge globus-xioperf

Remove globus-xioperf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge globus-xioperf

Dependencies

globus-xioperf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-xioperf package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.