How To Install charliecloud-builders on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install charliecloud-builders on Kali Linux.
What is charliecloud-builders
Charliecloud provides user-defined software stacks (UDSS) (aka containers) for high-performance computing (HPC) centers. This “bring your own software stack” functionality addresses needs such as: software dependencies that are numerous, complex, unusual, differently configured, or simply newer/older than what the center provides; build-time requirements unavailable within the center, such as relatively unfettered internet access; validated software stacks and configuration to meet the standards of a particular field of inquiry; portability of environments between resources, including workstations and other test and development system not managed by the center; consistent environments, even archivally so, that can be easily, reliabily, and verifiably reproduced in the future; and/or usability and comprehensibility.
This package provides image builders for Charliecloud.
There are three ways to install charliecloud-builders 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 charliecloud-builders Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install charliecloud-builders using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install charliecloud-builders
Install charliecloud-builders Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install charliecloud-builders using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install charliecloud-builders
Install charliecloud-builders 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 Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install charliecloud-builders using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install charliecloud-builders
How To Uninstall charliecloud-builders on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the charliecloud-builders package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove charliecloud-builders
Uninstall charliecloud-builders And Its Dependencies
To uninstall charliecloud-builders and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove charliecloud-builders
Remove charliecloud-builders Configurations and Data
To remove charliecloud-builders configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge charliecloud-builders
Remove charliecloud-builders configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove charliecloud-builders configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge charliecloud-builders
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install charliecloud-builders using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.