How To Install globus-simple-ca on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-simple-ca on Ubuntu.
What is globus-simple-ca
globus-simple-ca is:
The Grid Community Toolkit (GCT) is an open source software toolkit used for building grid systems and applications. It is a fork of the Globus Toolkit originally created by the Globus Alliance. It is supported by the Grid Community Forum (GridCF) that provides community-based support for core software packages in grid computing.
The globus-simple-ca package contains: Simple CA Utility
There are three methods to install globus-simple-ca on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install globus-simple-ca Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install globus-simple-ca using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install globus-simple-ca
Install globus-simple-ca Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install globus-simple-ca using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install globus-simple-ca
Install globus-simple-ca 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 globus-simple-ca using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install globus-simple-ca
How To Uninstall globus-simple-ca on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the globus-simple-ca package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove globus-simple-ca
Uninstall globus-simple-ca And Its Dependencies
To uninstall globus-simple-ca and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove globus-simple-ca
Remove globus-simple-ca Configurations and Data
To remove globus-simple-ca configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge globus-simple-ca
Remove globus-simple-ca configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove globus-simple-ca configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge globus-simple-ca
Dependencies
globus-simple-ca have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install globus-simple-ca package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.