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

Introduction

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

What is nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus

nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus is:

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

ARC Globus plugins. This compat metapackage brings all Globus dependent plugins at once, including: Data Manager Components (DMCs), Client plugin and LCAS/LCMAPS tools.

This is a transitional package. It is meant to allow smooth transition and will be removed from the upcoming releases.

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

sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus

Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus

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

sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus

Uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus 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-globus

Remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus Configurations and Data

To remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus

Dependencies

nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus have the following dependencies:

• nordugrid-arc-plugins-gridftp
• nordugrid-arc-plugins-gridftpjob
• nordugrid-arc-plugins-lcas-lcmaps

References

• nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-globus package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.