How To Install igtf-policy-experimental on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install igtf-policy-experimental on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is igtf-policy-experimental
igtf-policy-experimental is:
The Interoperable Global Trust Federation (IGTF) maintains a common trust base for the benefit of distributed science and research computing infrastructures. It provides a list of accredited trust anchors, with root certificates, certificate revocation list locations, contact information, and signing policies.
This package contains several experimental trust anchors. Use with caution, as they come without any guarantees.
There are three methods to install igtf-policy-experimental 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 igtf-policy-experimental Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install igtf-policy-experimental using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install igtf-policy-experimental
Install igtf-policy-experimental Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install igtf-policy-experimental using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install igtf-policy-experimental
Install igtf-policy-experimental 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 igtf-policy-experimental using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install igtf-policy-experimental
How To Uninstall igtf-policy-experimental on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the igtf-policy-experimental package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove igtf-policy-experimental
Uninstall igtf-policy-experimental And Its Dependencies
To uninstall igtf-policy-experimental and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove igtf-policy-experimental
Remove igtf-policy-experimental Configurations and Data
To remove igtf-policy-experimental configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge igtf-policy-experimental
Remove igtf-policy-experimental configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove igtf-policy-experimental configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge igtf-policy-experimental
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install igtf-policy-experimental package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
