How To Install xrootd-voms-plugins on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install xrootd-voms-plugins on Kali Linux. xrootd-voms-plugins is VOMS attribute extractor plug-in for XRootD

Introduction

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

What is xrootd-voms-plugins

xrootd-voms-plugins is:

This package contains the xrootd VOMS attribute extractor plugin.

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

sudo apt-get -y install xrootd-voms-plugins

Install xrootd-voms-plugins Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install xrootd-voms-plugins

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

sudo aptitude -y install xrootd-voms-plugins

How To Uninstall xrootd-voms-plugins on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove xrootd-voms-plugins

Uninstall xrootd-voms-plugins And Its Dependencies

To uninstall xrootd-voms-plugins and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xrootd-voms-plugins

Remove xrootd-voms-plugins Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge xrootd-voms-plugins

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xrootd-voms-plugins

Dependencies

xrootd-voms-plugins have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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