How To Install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 on Kali Linux. libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 is Grid Community Toolkit - GSSAPI library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 on Kali Linux.

What is libglobus-gssapi-gsi4

libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 is:

The Grid Community Toolkit (GCT) is an open source software toolkit used for building grid systems and applications. It is a fork of the Globus Toolkit originally created by the Globus Alliance. It is supported by the Grid Community Forum (GridCF) that provides community-based support for core software packages in grid computing.

The libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 package contains: GSSAPI library

There are three methods to install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4

Install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4

Install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4

How To Uninstall libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libglobus-gssapi-gsi4

Uninstall libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libglobus-gssapi-gsi4

Remove libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 Configurations and Data

To remove libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libglobus-gssapi-gsi4

Remove libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libglobus-gssapi-gsi4

Dependencies

libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libglobus-gssapi-gsi4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.