How To Install globus-simple-ca on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-simple-ca on Kali Linux. globus-simple-ca is Grid Community Toolkit - Simple CA Utility

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-simple-ca on Kali Linux.

What is globus-simple-ca

globus-simple-ca 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-simple-ca package contains: Simple CA Utility

There are three methods to install globus-simple-ca 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-simple-ca 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-simple-ca using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install globus-simple-ca

Install globus-simple-ca Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install globus-simple-ca

Install globus-simple-ca 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-simple-ca using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install globus-simple-ca

How To Uninstall globus-simple-ca on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the globus-simple-ca package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove globus-simple-ca

Uninstall globus-simple-ca And Its Dependencies

To uninstall globus-simple-ca and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove globus-simple-ca

Remove globus-simple-ca Configurations and Data

To remove globus-simple-ca configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge globus-simple-ca

Remove globus-simple-ca configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge globus-simple-ca

Dependencies

globus-simple-ca have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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