How To Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal on Kali Linux. nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal is ARC GFAL2 plugins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-gfal on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, 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 Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.