How to Install and Uninstall gfal2 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 14,2024

1. Install "gfal2" package

Learn how to install gfal2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                gfal2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "gfal2" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall gfal2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                gfal2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the gfal2 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: gfal2
Architecture: all
Version: 2.19.0-3
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mattias Ellert
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 15
Depends: libgfal2-2, libgfal-transfer2
Recommends: gfal2-plugin-file, gfal2-plugin-dcap, gfal2-plugin-srm, gfal2-plugin-gridftp, gfal2-plugin-http, gfal2-plugin-xrootd, gfal2-plugin-sftp
Filename: pool/universe/g/gfal2/gfal2_2.19.0-3_all.deb
Size: 2856
MD5sum: 323a0980989e1a7a650b636ac615d7b3
SHA1: ef8f31c1a7ef7d65abd5a6b875e6a694fcf9fad5
SHA256: 3d8118c46640cb9b8a7d4378b4775562a0812fdbeeef2b37b32a21d9607d6936
SHA512: 9dee6f7f958ebc7b1dab2f2f737107a11a6359eda8997b85fd0a7750f4edeea24156cb4adbcc6851f0ccd837731b7728243d5918d7f3598c984d1d1c6e296ddc
Homepage: https://dmc-docs.web.cern.ch/dmc-docs/gfal2/gfal2.html
Description-en: Grid file access library 2.0
GFAL 2.0 offers an a single and simple POSIX-like API for the file
operations in grids and cloud environments. The set of supported
protocols depends on the gfal2 installed plugins.
Description-md5: 7a3fa6327570ef18a7480a37da38fb99