How To Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal on Debian 12.
What is nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal
nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal is:
NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC).
ARC plugins for GFAL2. This allows third-party transfer and adds support for several extra transfer protocols (rfio, dcap, gsidcap). Support for specific protocols is provided by separate 3rd-party GFAL2 plugin packages.
There are three methods to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal on Debian 12. 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-plugins-gfal 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-plugins-gfal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal
Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal
Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal
How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal on Debian 12
To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal
Uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal
Remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal Configurations and Data
To remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal
Remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal
Dependencies
nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
