How To Install globus-gram-client-tools on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gram-client-tools on Debian 12.
What is globus-gram-client-tools
globus-gram-client-tools 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-gram-client-tools package contains: Job Management Tools (globusrun)
There are three methods to install globus-gram-client-tools 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-gram-client-tools 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-gram-client-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install globus-gram-client-tools
Install globus-gram-client-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install globus-gram-client-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install globus-gram-client-tools
Install globus-gram-client-tools 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-gram-client-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install globus-gram-client-tools
How To Uninstall globus-gram-client-tools on Debian 12
To uninstall only the globus-gram-client-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove globus-gram-client-tools
Uninstall globus-gram-client-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall globus-gram-client-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove globus-gram-client-tools
Remove globus-gram-client-tools Configurations and Data
To remove globus-gram-client-tools configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge globus-gram-client-tools
Remove globus-gram-client-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove globus-gram-client-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge globus-gram-client-tools
Dependencies
globus-gram-client-tools have the following dependencies:
- libc6
- libglobus-common0
- libglobus-gass-server-ez2
- libglobus-gass-transfer2
- libglobus-gram-client3
- libglobus-gram-protocol3
- libglobus-gss-assist3
- libglobus-rsl2
- globus-common-progs
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gram-client-tools package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
