How To Install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is openhpi-plugin-ov-rest
openhpi-plugin-ov-rest is:
OpenHPI is an implementation of the Service Availability Forum’s Hardware Platform Interface specification. (See http://www.saforum.org) As such, OpenHPI facilitates the development of computer manageability applications which are not tied to a single hardware vendor’s products.
This package contains a plugin module that provides hardware information from HPE Synergy enclosures, accessing this information using REST/Json to an Synergy Composer module, over a LAN.
There are three methods to install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest
Install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest
Install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest 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 openhpi-plugin-ov-rest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest
How To Uninstall openhpi-plugin-ov-rest on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the openhpi-plugin-ov-rest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openhpi-plugin-ov-rest
Uninstall openhpi-plugin-ov-rest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openhpi-plugin-ov-rest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openhpi-plugin-ov-rest
Remove openhpi-plugin-ov-rest Configurations and Data
To remove openhpi-plugin-ov-rest configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openhpi-plugin-ov-rest
Remove openhpi-plugin-ov-rest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openhpi-plugin-ov-rest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openhpi-plugin-ov-rest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openhpi-plugin-ov-rest package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
