How To Install myproxy-server on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install myproxy-server on Ubuntu 20.04. myproxy-server is Credential Management Service Server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install myproxy-server on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is myproxy-server

myproxy-server is:

MyProxy is open source software for managing X.509 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) security credentials (certificates and private keys). MyProxy combines an online credential repository with an online certificate authority to allow users to securely obtain credentials when and where needed. Users run myproxy-logon to authenticate and obtain credentials, including trusted CA certificates and Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs).

This package contains the MyProxy server.

There are three methods to install myproxy-server on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install myproxy-server Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install myproxy-server using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install myproxy-server

Install myproxy-server Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install myproxy-server using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install myproxy-server

Install myproxy-server 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 myproxy-server using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install myproxy-server

How To Uninstall myproxy-server on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the myproxy-server package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove myproxy-server

Uninstall myproxy-server And Its Dependencies

To uninstall myproxy-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove myproxy-server

Remove myproxy-server Configurations and Data

To remove myproxy-server configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge myproxy-server

Remove myproxy-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove myproxy-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge myproxy-server

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install myproxy-server package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.