How To Install charliecloud-common on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install charliecloud-common on Debian 12.
What is charliecloud-common
charliecloud-common is:
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 common files for Charliecloud.
There are three methods to install charliecloud-common on Debian 12. 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-common 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-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install charliecloud-common
Install charliecloud-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install charliecloud-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install charliecloud-common
Install charliecloud-common 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 charliecloud-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install charliecloud-common
How To Uninstall charliecloud-common on Debian 12
To uninstall only the charliecloud-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove charliecloud-common
Uninstall charliecloud-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall charliecloud-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove charliecloud-common
Remove charliecloud-common Configurations and Data
To remove charliecloud-common configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge charliecloud-common
Remove charliecloud-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove charliecloud-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge charliecloud-common
Dependencies
charliecloud-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install charliecloud-common package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.