How To Install lfc-server-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lfc-server-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is lfc-server-mysql
lfc-server-mysql is:
The LCG File Catalog (LFC) keeps track of the locations of the physical replicas of the logical files in a distributed storage system. This package provides an LFC server that uses MySQL as its database backend.
There are three methods to install lfc-server-mysql 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 lfc-server-mysql Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lfc-server-mysql using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lfc-server-mysql
Install lfc-server-mysql Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lfc-server-mysql using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lfc-server-mysql
Install lfc-server-mysql 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 lfc-server-mysql using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lfc-server-mysql
How To Uninstall lfc-server-mysql on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the lfc-server-mysql package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lfc-server-mysql
Uninstall lfc-server-mysql And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lfc-server-mysql and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lfc-server-mysql
Remove lfc-server-mysql Configurations and Data
To remove lfc-server-mysql configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lfc-server-mysql
Remove lfc-server-mysql configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lfc-server-mysql configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lfc-server-mysql
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lfc-server-mysql package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
