How To Install dcap-tunnel-krb on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dcap-tunnel-krb on Ubuntu 18.04. dcap-tunnel-krb is Kerberos tunnel for dCache

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dcap-tunnel-krb on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is dcap-tunnel-krb

dcap-tunnel-krb is:

This package contains the kerberos tunnel plugin library used by dcap. This library is dynamically loaded at runtime.

There are three methods to install dcap-tunnel-krb 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 dcap-tunnel-krb Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dcap-tunnel-krb using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dcap-tunnel-krb

Install dcap-tunnel-krb Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dcap-tunnel-krb using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dcap-tunnel-krb

Install dcap-tunnel-krb 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 dcap-tunnel-krb using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dcap-tunnel-krb

How To Uninstall dcap-tunnel-krb on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the dcap-tunnel-krb package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dcap-tunnel-krb

Uninstall dcap-tunnel-krb And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dcap-tunnel-krb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dcap-tunnel-krb

Remove dcap-tunnel-krb Configurations and Data

To remove dcap-tunnel-krb configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dcap-tunnel-krb

Remove dcap-tunnel-krb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dcap-tunnel-krb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dcap-tunnel-krb

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dcap-tunnel-krb package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.