How To Install lfc-dli on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install lfc-dli on Debian 9. lfc-dli is LCG File Catalog (LFC) data location interface (dli) server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lfc-dli on Debian 9.

What is lfc-dli

lfc-dli is:

The LCG File Catalog (LFC) keeps track of the locations of the physical replicas of the logical files in a distributed storage system. This package provides the data location interface (dli) server for the LFC.

There are three methods to install lfc-dli on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install lfc-dli Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install lfc-dli using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lfc-dli

Install lfc-dli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install lfc-dli

Install lfc-dli 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 lfc-dli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lfc-dli

How To Uninstall lfc-dli on Debian 9

To uninstall only the lfc-dli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lfc-dli

Uninstall lfc-dli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lfc-dli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lfc-dli

Remove lfc-dli Configurations and Data

To remove lfc-dli configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lfc-dli

Remove lfc-dli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lfc-dli

Dependencies

lfc-dli have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lfc-dli package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.