How To Install octavia-common on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install octavia-common on Ubuntu 22.04. octavia-common is OpenStack Load Balancer as a Service - Common files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install octavia-common on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is octavia-common

octavia-common is:

Openstack Load Balancer as a Service, codenamed Octavia was borne out of the Neutron LBaaS project. Its conception influenced the transformation of the Neutron LBaaS project, as Neutron LBaaS moved from version 1 to version 2. Starting with the Liberty release of OpenStack, Octavia has become the reference implementation for Neutron LBaaS version 2.

Octavia accomplishes its delivery of load balancing services by managing a fleet of virtual machines, containers, or bare metal servers—collectively known as amphorae— which it spins up on demand. This on-demand, horizontal scaling feature differentiates Octavia from other load balancing solutions, thereby making Octavia truly suited “for the cloud.”.

This package contains elements that are needed by all parts of Octavia.

There are three methods to install octavia-common on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install octavia-common Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install octavia-common

Install octavia-common Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install octavia-common

Install octavia-common 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 octavia-common using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install octavia-common

How To Uninstall octavia-common on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the octavia-common package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove octavia-common

Uninstall octavia-common And Its Dependencies

To uninstall octavia-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove octavia-common

Remove octavia-common Configurations and Data

To remove octavia-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge octavia-common

Remove octavia-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge octavia-common

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install octavia-common package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.