How To Install globus-gram-job-manager on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gram-job-manager on Ubuntu 18.04. globus-gram-job-manager is Globus Toolkit - GRAM Jobmanager

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gram-job-manager on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is globus-gram-job-manager

globus-gram-job-manager 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-gram-job-manager package contains: GRAM Jobmanager

There are three methods to install globus-gram-job-manager on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-job-manager 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-job-manager using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install globus-gram-job-manager

Install globus-gram-job-manager Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install globus-gram-job-manager using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install globus-gram-job-manager

Install globus-gram-job-manager 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install globus-gram-job-manager using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install globus-gram-job-manager

How To Uninstall globus-gram-job-manager on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the globus-gram-job-manager package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove globus-gram-job-manager

Uninstall globus-gram-job-manager And Its Dependencies

To uninstall globus-gram-job-manager and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove globus-gram-job-manager

Remove globus-gram-job-manager Configurations and Data

To remove globus-gram-job-manager configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge globus-gram-job-manager

Remove globus-gram-job-manager configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge globus-gram-job-manager

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-gram-job-manager package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.