How To Install globus-common-progs on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-common-progs on Kali Linux.

What is globus-common-progs

globus-common-progs is:

The Grid Community Toolkit (GCT) is an open source software toolkit used for building grid systems and applications. It is a fork of the Globus Toolkit originally created by the Globus Alliance. It is supported by the Grid Community Forum (GridCF) that provides community-based support for core software packages in grid computing.

The globus-common-progs package contains: Common Library Programs

There are three methods to install globus-common-progs 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 globus-common-progs Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install globus-common-progs using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install globus-common-progs

Install globus-common-progs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install globus-common-progs using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install globus-common-progs

Install globus-common-progs 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 globus-common-progs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install globus-common-progs

How To Uninstall globus-common-progs on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the globus-common-progs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove globus-common-progs

Uninstall globus-common-progs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall globus-common-progs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove globus-common-progs

Remove globus-common-progs Configurations and Data

To remove globus-common-progs configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge globus-common-progs

Remove globus-common-progs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove globus-common-progs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge globus-common-progs

Dependencies

globus-common-progs have the following dependencies:

• libglobus-common0
• libc6
• libltdl7

References

• globus-common-progs website

Summary

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