How To Install lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04. lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy is Proxy verification plugin for LCMAPS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy

lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy 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.

This package contains the Verify Proxy plugin.

There are three methods to install lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy 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-plugins-verify-proxy 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-plugins-verify-proxy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy

Install lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy

Install lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy 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-plugins-verify-proxy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy

How To Uninstall lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy

Uninstall lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy

Remove lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy Configurations and Data

To remove lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy

Remove lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install lcmaps-plugins-verify-proxy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.