How To Install dcap-tunnel-ssl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is dcap-tunnel-ssl

dcap-tunnel-ssl is:

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

There are three methods to install dcap-tunnel-ssl 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-ssl 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-ssl using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install dcap-tunnel-ssl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dcap-tunnel-ssl

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

sudo aptitude -y install dcap-tunnel-ssl

How To Uninstall dcap-tunnel-ssl on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove dcap-tunnel-ssl

Uninstall dcap-tunnel-ssl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dcap-tunnel-ssl 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-ssl

Remove dcap-tunnel-ssl Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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