How To Install manila-scheduler on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install manila-scheduler on Ubuntu 18.04. manila-scheduler is Manila storage service - Scheduler server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install manila-scheduler on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is manila-scheduler

manila-scheduler is:

OpenStack is a reliable cloud infrastructure. Its mission is to produce the ubiquitous cloud computing platform that will meet the needs of public and private cloud providers regardless of size, by being simple to implement and massively scalable.

Manila is the OpenStack shared filesystem service.

This package contains the Manila Scheduler server

There are three methods to install manila-scheduler on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install manila-scheduler Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install manila-scheduler

Install manila-scheduler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install manila-scheduler

Install manila-scheduler 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 manila-scheduler using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install manila-scheduler

How To Uninstall manila-scheduler on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the manila-scheduler package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove manila-scheduler

Uninstall manila-scheduler And Its Dependencies

To uninstall manila-scheduler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove manila-scheduler

Remove manila-scheduler Configurations and Data

To remove manila-scheduler configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge manila-scheduler

Remove manila-scheduler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge manila-scheduler

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install manila-scheduler package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.