How To Install myproxy 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 myproxy on Ubuntu.
What is myproxy
myproxy 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).
There are three methods to install myproxy 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 myproxy 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install myproxy
Install myproxy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install myproxy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install myproxy
Install myproxy 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install myproxy
How To Uninstall myproxy on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the myproxy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove myproxy
Uninstall myproxy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall myproxy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove myproxy
Remove myproxy Configurations and Data
To remove myproxy configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge myproxy
Remove myproxy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove myproxy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge myproxy
Dependencies
myproxy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install myproxy package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.