How To Install nordugrid-arc-egiis on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-egiis on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nordugrid-arc-egiis
nordugrid-arc-egiis is:
NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the free Grid middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC).
The EGIIS is the Information Index Service used by ARC, This service is used to set up a LDAP-based server that local information systems (ARIS) register to.
There are three methods to install nordugrid-arc-egiis 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 nordugrid-arc-egiis Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-egiis using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-egiis
Install nordugrid-arc-egiis Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-egiis using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-egiis
Install nordugrid-arc-egiis 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 nordugrid-arc-egiis using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-egiis
How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-egiis on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-egiis package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-egiis
Uninstall nordugrid-arc-egiis And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nordugrid-arc-egiis and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nordugrid-arc-egiis
Remove nordugrid-arc-egiis Configurations and Data
To remove nordugrid-arc-egiis configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-egiis
Remove nordugrid-arc-egiis configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nordugrid-arc-egiis configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-egiis
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-egiis package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
