How To Install nordugrid-arc-client on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-client on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nordugrid-arc-client
nordugrid-arc-client is:
NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the free Grid middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC).
For the regular user of any ARC-based computational Grid, this client package contains (or depends on) all packages that are needed to submit jobs, query their status and retrieve results. Basic Grid file manipulation tools are also offered.
There are three methods to install nordugrid-arc-client 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-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 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-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-client
How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-client on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-client package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
