How To Install nordugrid-arc-arex on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-arex
on Debian 9.
What is nordugrid-arc-arex
nordugrid-arc-arex is:
NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the free Grid middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC).
The ARC Resource-coupled EXecution service (AREX) provides a service for the execution of compute jobs - also known as a Compute Element. A-REX also handles transfer of input and output data, as well as input data caching to minimise data traffic.
There are three methods to install nordugrid-arc-arex
on Debian 9. 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-arex 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-arex
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-arex
Install nordugrid-arc-arex Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-arex
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-arex
Install nordugrid-arc-arex 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-arex
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-arex
How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-arex on Debian 9
To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-arex
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-arex
Uninstall nordugrid-arc-arex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nordugrid-arc-arex
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nordugrid-arc-arex
Remove nordugrid-arc-arex Configurations and Data
To remove nordugrid-arc-arex
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-arex
Remove nordugrid-arc-arex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nordugrid-arc-arex
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-arex
Dependencies
nordugrid-arc-arex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-arex
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.