How To Install horizon-doc on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install horizon-doc on Debian 9. horizon-doc is web application to control an OpenStack cloud - doc

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install horizon-doc on Debian 9.

What is horizon-doc

horizon-doc is:

The OpenStack Dashboard is a web application to control an OpenStack cloud. It connects to OpenStack services such as Nova, Swift, or Keystone using the OpenStack REST API just as you would with the command line clients.

This package contains the documentation.

There are three methods to install horizon-doc on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install horizon-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install horizon-doc

Install horizon-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install horizon-doc

Install horizon-doc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install horizon-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install horizon-doc

How To Uninstall horizon-doc on Debian 9

To uninstall only the horizon-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove horizon-doc

Uninstall horizon-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall horizon-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove horizon-doc

Remove horizon-doc Configurations and Data

To remove horizon-doc configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge horizon-doc

Remove horizon-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge horizon-doc

Dependencies

horizon-doc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install horizon-doc package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.