How To Install nordugrid-arc-java on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-java on Ubuntu 18.04. nordugrid-arc-java is ARC Java wrapper

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-java on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is nordugrid-arc-java

nordugrid-arc-java is:

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

Java bindings for ARC.

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

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

Install nordugrid-arc-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-java

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

sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-java

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-java on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-java

Uninstall nordugrid-arc-java And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nordugrid-arc-java 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-java

Remove nordugrid-arc-java Configurations and Data

To remove nordugrid-arc-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.