How To Install igtf-policy-iota on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install igtf-policy-iota on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is igtf-policy-iota
igtf-policy-iota 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 the trust anchors for the IOTA (Identifier-Only Trust Assurance with Secured Infrastructure) profile. See also: http://www.eugridpma.org/guidelines/IOTA/
There are three methods to install igtf-policy-iota 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-iota 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-iota using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install igtf-policy-iota
Install igtf-policy-iota Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install igtf-policy-iota using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install igtf-policy-iota
Install igtf-policy-iota 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-iota using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install igtf-policy-iota
How To Uninstall igtf-policy-iota on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the igtf-policy-iota package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove igtf-policy-iota
Uninstall igtf-policy-iota And Its Dependencies
To uninstall igtf-policy-iota 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-iota
Remove igtf-policy-iota Configurations and Data
To remove igtf-policy-iota configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge igtf-policy-iota
Remove igtf-policy-iota configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove igtf-policy-iota configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge igtf-policy-iota
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install igtf-policy-iota package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
