How To Install gfal2-plugin-srm on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-srm on Kali Linux. gfal2-plugin-srm is Provides srm support for gfal2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-srm on Kali Linux.

What is gfal2-plugin-srm

gfal2-plugin-srm is:

Provides the srm support (srm://) for gfal2. The srm plugin provides the POSIX operations and the third party transfer support on the SRM URLs.

There are three methods to install gfal2-plugin-srm 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 gfal2-plugin-srm 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-plugin-srm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gfal2-plugin-srm

Install gfal2-plugin-srm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gfal2-plugin-srm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gfal2-plugin-srm

Install gfal2-plugin-srm Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux 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 gfal2-plugin-srm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gfal2-plugin-srm

How To Uninstall gfal2-plugin-srm on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gfal2-plugin-srm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gfal2-plugin-srm

Uninstall gfal2-plugin-srm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gfal2-plugin-srm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfal2-plugin-srm

Remove gfal2-plugin-srm Configurations and Data

To remove gfal2-plugin-srm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gfal2-plugin-srm

Remove gfal2-plugin-srm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gfal2-plugin-srm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfal2-plugin-srm

Dependencies

gfal2-plugin-srm have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gfal2-plugin-srm package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.