How To Install nordugrid-arc-misc-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-misc-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nordugrid-arc-misc-utils
nordugrid-arc-misc-utils 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 utilities for various tasks including testing. The package is usually not required by users or sysadmins but is mainly for developers.
There are three methods to install nordugrid-arc-misc-utils 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-misc-utils 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-misc-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-misc-utils
Install nordugrid-arc-misc-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-misc-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-misc-utils
Install nordugrid-arc-misc-utils 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-misc-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-misc-utils
How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-misc-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-misc-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-misc-utils
Uninstall nordugrid-arc-misc-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nordugrid-arc-misc-utils 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-misc-utils
Remove nordugrid-arc-misc-utils Configurations and Data
To remove nordugrid-arc-misc-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-misc-utils
Remove nordugrid-arc-misc-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nordugrid-arc-misc-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-misc-utils
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-misc-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
