How To Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-needed on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-needed on Ubuntu 18.04. nordugrid-arc-plugins-needed is ARC base plugins

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-plugins-needed on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is nordugrid-arc-plugins-needed

nordugrid-arc-plugins-needed is:

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

ARC base plugins. This includes the Message Chain Components (MCCs) and Data Management Components (DMCs).

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

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

Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-needed Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-needed on Ubuntu 18.04

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

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

Uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-needed And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-needed 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-plugins-needed

Remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-needed Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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