How To Install globus-gass-cache-program on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gass-cache-program on Kali Linux. globus-gass-cache-program is Grid Community Toolkit - Tools to manipulate local and remote GASS caches

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gass-cache-program on Kali Linux.

What is globus-gass-cache-program

globus-gass-cache-program 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-gass-cache-program package contains: Tools to manipulate local and remote GASS caches

There are three methods to install globus-gass-cache-program 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-gass-cache-program 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-gass-cache-program using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install globus-gass-cache-program

Install globus-gass-cache-program Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install globus-gass-cache-program using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install globus-gass-cache-program

Install globus-gass-cache-program 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-gass-cache-program using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install globus-gass-cache-program

How To Uninstall globus-gass-cache-program on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the globus-gass-cache-program package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove globus-gass-cache-program

Uninstall globus-gass-cache-program And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove globus-gass-cache-program

Remove globus-gass-cache-program Configurations and Data

To remove globus-gass-cache-program configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge globus-gass-cache-program

Remove globus-gass-cache-program configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge globus-gass-cache-program

Dependencies

globus-gass-cache-program have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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