How To Install nordugrid-arc-python on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-python on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is nordugrid-arc-python
nordugrid-arc-python is:
NorduGrid is a collaboration aiming at development, maintenance and support of the free Grid middleware, known as the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC).
Python bindings for ARC.
There are three methods to install nordugrid-arc-python 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-python 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-python using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install nordugrid-arc-python
Install nordugrid-arc-python Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install nordugrid-arc-python using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install nordugrid-arc-python
Install nordugrid-arc-python 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-python using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install nordugrid-arc-python
How To Uninstall nordugrid-arc-python on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the nordugrid-arc-python package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove nordugrid-arc-python
Uninstall nordugrid-arc-python And Its Dependencies
To uninstall nordugrid-arc-python 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-python
Remove nordugrid-arc-python Configurations and Data
To remove nordugrid-arc-python configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge nordugrid-arc-python
Remove nordugrid-arc-python configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove nordugrid-arc-python configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nordugrid-arc-python
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nordugrid-arc-python package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
