How To Install globus-gatekeeper on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gatekeeper on Debian 12.
What is globus-gatekeeper
globus-gatekeeper 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-gatekeeper package contains: Globus Gatekeeper
There are three methods to install globus-gatekeeper on Debian 12. 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-gatekeeper 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-gatekeeper using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install globus-gatekeeper
Install globus-gatekeeper Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install globus-gatekeeper using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install globus-gatekeeper
Install globus-gatekeeper 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 globus-gatekeeper using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install globus-gatekeeper
How To Uninstall globus-gatekeeper on Debian 12
To uninstall only the globus-gatekeeper package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove globus-gatekeeper
Uninstall globus-gatekeeper And Its Dependencies
To uninstall globus-gatekeeper and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove globus-gatekeeper
Remove globus-gatekeeper Configurations and Data
To remove globus-gatekeeper configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge globus-gatekeeper
Remove globus-gatekeeper configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove globus-gatekeeper configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge globus-gatekeeper
Dependencies
globus-gatekeeper have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gatekeeper package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
