How To Install nordugrid-arc-cache-service on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-cache-service on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nordugrid-arc-cache-service
nordugrid-arc-cache-service is:
NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the free Grid middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC).
This package contains the ARC cache service. It provides a way to perform some operations on the ARC Compute Element cache remotely. It can be especially helpful for data-driven job scheduling within pilot job frameworks.
There are three methods to install nordugrid-arc-cache-service 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-cache-service 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-cache-service using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-cache-service
Install nordugrid-arc-cache-service Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-cache-service using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-cache-service
Install nordugrid-arc-cache-service 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-cache-service using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-cache-service
How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-cache-service on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-cache-service package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-cache-service
Uninstall nordugrid-arc-cache-service And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nordugrid-arc-cache-service 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-cache-service
Remove nordugrid-arc-cache-service Configurations and Data
To remove nordugrid-arc-cache-service configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-cache-service
Remove nordugrid-arc-cache-service configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nordugrid-arc-cache-service configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-cache-service
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-cache-service package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
