How to Install and Uninstall globus-gfork-progs Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 15,2024

1. Install "globus-gfork-progs" package

Please follow the guidance below to install globus-gfork-progs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                globus-gfork-progs
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "globus-gfork-progs" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall globus-gfork-progs on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                globus-gfork-progs
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the globus-gfork-progs package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: globus-gfork-progs
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Installed-Size: 44
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Mattias Ellert
Architecture: amd64
Source: globus-gfork
Version: 4.8-2
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libglobus-common0 (>= 16), libglobus-gfork0 (>= 3), libglobus-xio0 (>= 5)
Filename: pool/universe/g/globus-gfork/globus-gfork-progs_4.8-2_amd64.deb
Size: 12350
MD5sum: 89eb9ab894d47cc51977027cff17ac04
SHA1: af368ca07fc99c3670f370350bd2abc2599264ec
SHA256: 494cddeb6f89276016f33f82e11f04b599a59066e0259cf63c6ad707d3573ea4
Description-en: Globus Toolkit - GFork Programs
The Globus Toolkit is an open source software toolkit used for
building Grid systems and applications. It is being developed by the
Globus Alliance and many others all over the world. A growing number
of projects and companies are using the Globus Toolkit to unlock the
potential of grids for their cause.
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The globus-gfork-progs package contains:
GFork Programs - GFork is user configurable super-server daemon very similar
to xinetd. It listens on a TCP port. When clients connect to a port it runs an
administrator defined program which services that client connection, just as
x/inetd do.
Description-md5: 5270f1682e93825b69336bb2401bf1f8
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://toolkit.globus.org/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu