How To Install nordugrid-arc-acix-index on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-acix-index on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nordugrid-arc-acix-index
nordugrid-arc-acix-index is:
NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the free Grid middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC).
Index server component of the ARC Cache Index (ACIX), usually installed independently of any A-REX installation. This component pulls cache content from cache servers and can be queried by clients for the location of cached files.
There are three methods to install nordugrid-arc-acix-index 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 nordugrid-arc-acix-index Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-acix-index using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-acix-index
Install nordugrid-arc-acix-index Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-acix-index using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-acix-index
Install nordugrid-arc-acix-index 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 nordugrid-arc-acix-index using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-acix-index
How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-acix-index on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-acix-index package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-acix-index
Uninstall nordugrid-arc-acix-index And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nordugrid-arc-acix-index and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nordugrid-arc-acix-index
Remove nordugrid-arc-acix-index Configurations and Data
To remove nordugrid-arc-acix-index configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-acix-index
Remove nordugrid-arc-acix-index configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nordugrid-arc-acix-index configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-acix-index
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-acix-index package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
