How To Install igtf-policy-unaccredited on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install igtf-policy-unaccredited on Ubuntu 22.04. igtf-policy-unaccredited is IGTF unaccredited Certificate Authorities

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install igtf-policy-unaccredited on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is igtf-policy-unaccredited

igtf-policy-unaccredited is:

The Interoperable Global Trust Federation (IGTF) maintains a common trust base for the benefit of distributed science and research computing infrastructures. It provides a list of accredited trust anchors, with root certificates, certificate revocation list locations, contact information, and signing policies.

This package contains several unaccredited trust anchors. Use with caution, as they come without any guarantees.

There are three methods to install igtf-policy-unaccredited on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install igtf-policy-unaccredited Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install igtf-policy-unaccredited using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install igtf-policy-unaccredited

Install igtf-policy-unaccredited Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install igtf-policy-unaccredited using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install igtf-policy-unaccredited

Install igtf-policy-unaccredited 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 igtf-policy-unaccredited using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install igtf-policy-unaccredited

How To Uninstall igtf-policy-unaccredited on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the igtf-policy-unaccredited package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove igtf-policy-unaccredited

Uninstall igtf-policy-unaccredited And Its Dependencies

To uninstall igtf-policy-unaccredited and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove igtf-policy-unaccredited

Remove igtf-policy-unaccredited Configurations and Data

To remove igtf-policy-unaccredited configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge igtf-policy-unaccredited

Remove igtf-policy-unaccredited configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove igtf-policy-unaccredited configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge igtf-policy-unaccredited

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install igtf-policy-unaccredited package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.