How To Install nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils on Debian 9. nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils is NorduGrid authorization tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils on Debian 9.

What is nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils

nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils is:

NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the free Grid middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC).

This package contains the ARC authorization machinery. A prominent tool distributed in this package is the nordugridmap script to map Grid user identities to local Linux accounts.

There are three methods to install nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils 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 nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils 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-gridmap-utils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils

Install nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils

Install nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils 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 nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils on Debian 9

To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils

Uninstall nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils

Remove nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils Configurations and Data

To remove nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils

Remove nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils

Dependencies

nordugrid-arc-gridmap-utils have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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