How To Install globus-gram-client-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gram-client-tools on Kali Linux. globus-gram-client-tools is Grid Community Toolkit - Job Management Tools (globusrun)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gram-client-tools on Kali Linux.

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 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-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 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-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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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:

References

Summary

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