How To Install nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys on Ubuntu 18.04. nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys is ARC LDAP infosys service

Introduction

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

What is nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys

nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys 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 LDAP based information system for ARC. This package is not self-contained. it should be pulled in by either nordugrid-arc-aris to be a part of a local information system or by nordugrid-arc-egiis to be a part of a EGIIS service.

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

sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys

Install nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys

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

sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys

Uninstall nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys 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-ldap-infosys

Remove nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-ldap-infosys

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Summary

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