How To Install libvomsapi1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvomsapi1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libvomsapi1v5
libvomsapi1v5 is:
The Virtual Organization Membership Service (VOMS) is an attribute authority which serves as central repository for VO user authorization information, providing support for sorting users into group hierarchies, keeping track of their roles and other attributes in order to issue trusted attribute certificates and SAML assertions used in the Grid environment for authorization purposes.
This package provides libraries that applications using the VOMS functionality will bind to.
There are three methods to install libvomsapi1v5 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 libvomsapi1v5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libvomsapi1v5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libvomsapi1v5
Install libvomsapi1v5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libvomsapi1v5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libvomsapi1v5
Install libvomsapi1v5 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 libvomsapi1v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libvomsapi1v5
How To Uninstall libvomsapi1v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libvomsapi1v5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libvomsapi1v5
Uninstall libvomsapi1v5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libvomsapi1v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libvomsapi1v5
Remove libvomsapi1v5 Configurations and Data
To remove libvomsapi1v5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libvomsapi1v5
Remove libvomsapi1v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libvomsapi1v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libvomsapi1v5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libvomsapi1v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
