How To Install globus-gfork-progs on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gfork-progs on Debian 9. globus-gfork-progs is Globus Toolkit - GFork Programs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gfork-progs on Debian 9.

What is globus-gfork-progs

globus-gfork-progs is:

The Globus Toolkit is an open source software toolkit used for building Grid systems and applications. It is being developed by the Globus Alliance and many others all over the world. A growing number of projects and companies are using the Globus Toolkit to unlock the potential of grids for their cause.

The globus-gfork-progs package contains: GFork Programs - GFork is user configurable super-server daemon very similar to xinetd. It listens on a TCP port. When clients connect to a port it runs an administrator defined program which services that client connection, just as x/inetd do.

There are three methods to install globus-gfork-progs on Debian 9. 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-gfork-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-gfork-progs using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install globus-gfork-progs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install globus-gfork-progs

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

sudo aptitude -y install globus-gfork-progs

How To Uninstall globus-gfork-progs on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove globus-gfork-progs

Uninstall globus-gfork-progs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall globus-gfork-progs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

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

Remove globus-gfork-progs Configurations and Data

To remove globus-gfork-progs configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

globus-gfork-progs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gfork-progs package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.