How To Install gfarm-client on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfarm-client on Kali Linux.
What is gfarm-client
gfarm-client is:
The Gfarm file system is designed to turn commodity PCs into nodes of a distributed storage network, implementing the Grid Datafarm architecture for global petascale data-intensive computing. It solves performance and reliability problems in NFS and AFS by means of multiple file replicas, and not only prevents performance degradation due to access concentration, but also supports fault tolerance and disaster recovery.
This package provides client utilities for Gfarm.
There are three methods to install gfarm-client 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 gfarm-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gfarm-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gfarm-clientInstall gfarm-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gfarm-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gfarm-clientInstall gfarm-client 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install gfarm-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gfarm-clientHow To Uninstall gfarm-client on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the gfarm-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gfarm-clientUninstall gfarm-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gfarm-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gfarm-clientRemove gfarm-client Configurations and Data
To remove gfarm-client configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gfarm-clientRemove gfarm-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gfarm-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gfarm-clientDependencies
gfarm-client have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gfarm-client package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
