How To Install nordugrid-arc-client on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-client on Kali Linux. nordugrid-arc-client is ARC command line clients

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-client on Kali Linux.

What is nordugrid-arc-client

nordugrid-arc-client is:

NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC).

This client package contains all the CLI tools that are needed to operate with x509 proxies, submit and manage jobs and handle data transfers.

There are three methods to install nordugrid-arc-client 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 nordugrid-arc-client 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-client using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-client

Install nordugrid-arc-client Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-client using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-client

Install nordugrid-arc-client 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 nordugrid-arc-client using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-client

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-client on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-client package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-client

Uninstall nordugrid-arc-client And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nordugrid-arc-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nordugrid-arc-client

Remove nordugrid-arc-client Configurations and Data

To remove nordugrid-arc-client configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-client

Remove nordugrid-arc-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nordugrid-arc-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-client

Dependencies

nordugrid-arc-client have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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