How To Install xrootd-client on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-client on Debian 12.
What is xrootd-client
xrootd-client is:
This package contains the command line tools used to communicate with xrootd servers.
There are three methods to install xrootd-client on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install xrootd-client Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xrootd-client using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xrootd-client
Install xrootd-client Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xrootd-client using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xrootd-client
Install xrootd-client 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install xrootd-client using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xrootd-client
How To Uninstall xrootd-client on Debian 12
To uninstall only the xrootd-client package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xrootd-client
Uninstall xrootd-client And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xrootd-client and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xrootd-client
Remove xrootd-client Configurations and Data
To remove xrootd-client configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xrootd-client
Remove xrootd-client configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xrootd-client configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xrootd-client
Dependencies
xrootd-client have the following dependencies:
- xrootd-plugins
- xrootd-client-plugins
- libc6
- libgcc-s1
- libreadline8
- libstdc++6
- libxrdapputils2
- libxrdcl3
- libxrdcrypto2
- libxrdposix3
- libxrdutils3
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-client package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
