How To Install lcmaps-globus-interface on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lcmaps-globus-interface on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lcmaps-globus-interface
lcmaps-globus-interface is:
The Local Centre MAPping Service (LCMAPS) is a security middleware component that processes the users Grid credentials (typically X.509 proxy certificates and VOMS attributes) and maps the user to a local account based on the site local policy.
It is a highly configurable pluggable interface, and many plugins are available to tailor almost every need. Since this is middleware, it does not interact with the user directly; to use it in a program please see the lcmaps-interface package.
This package contains the header files for the globus dependent interfaces.
There are three methods to install lcmaps-globus-interface 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 lcmaps-globus-interface Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lcmaps-globus-interface using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lcmaps-globus-interface
Install lcmaps-globus-interface Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lcmaps-globus-interface using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lcmaps-globus-interface
Install lcmaps-globus-interface 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 lcmaps-globus-interface using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lcmaps-globus-interface
How To Uninstall lcmaps-globus-interface on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lcmaps-globus-interface package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lcmaps-globus-interface
Uninstall lcmaps-globus-interface And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lcmaps-globus-interface and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lcmaps-globus-interface
Remove lcmaps-globus-interface Configurations and Data
To remove lcmaps-globus-interface configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lcmaps-globus-interface
Remove lcmaps-globus-interface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lcmaps-globus-interface configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lcmaps-globus-interface
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lcmaps-globus-interface package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
