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

Introduction

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

What is nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd

nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd is:

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

ARC xrootd plugins. These allow access to data through the xrootd protocol.

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

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

Install nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd 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-xrootd

Remove nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

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

• libarccommon3v5
• libc6
• libgcc-s1
• libglibmm-2.4-1v5
• libstdc++6
• libxrdcl3
• libxrdposix3

References

• nordugrid-arc-plugins-xrootd website

Summary

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