How To Install nordugrid-arc-hed on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-hed on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nordugrid-arc-hed
nordugrid-arc-hed 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 Hosting Environment Daemon (HED). This daemon is a container for ARC services.
There are three methods to install nordugrid-arc-hed 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-hed 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-hed using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-hed
Install nordugrid-arc-hed Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-hed using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-hed
Install nordugrid-arc-hed 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-hed using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-hed
How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-hed on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-hed package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-hed
Uninstall nordugrid-arc-hed And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nordugrid-arc-hed 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-hed
Remove nordugrid-arc-hed Configurations and Data
To remove nordugrid-arc-hed configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-hed
Remove nordugrid-arc-hed configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nordugrid-arc-hed configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-hed
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-hed package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
