How To Install gfal2 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2 on Debian 10.
What is gfal2
gfal2 is:
GFAL 2.0 offers an a single and simple POSIX-like API for the file operations in grids and cloud environments. The set of supported protocols depends on the gfal2 installed plugins.
There are three methods to install gfal2 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gfal2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gfal2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfal2
Install gfal2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gfal2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfal2
Install gfal2 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 gfal2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfal2
How To Uninstall gfal2 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the gfal2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfal2
Uninstall gfal2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfal2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfal2
Remove gfal2 Configurations and Data
To remove gfal2 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfal2
Remove gfal2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfal2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfal2
Dependencies
gfal2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.