How To Install opennebula-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula-tools on Ubuntu 18.04. opennebula-tools is Command-line tools for OpenNebula Cloud

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula-tools on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is opennebula-tools

opennebula-tools is:

OpenNebula is an open source virtual infrastructure engine that enables the dynamic deployment and re-placement of virtual machines on a pool of physical resources.

ONE (OpenNebula) extends the benefits of virtualization platforms from a single physical resource to a pool of resources, decoupling the server not only from the physical infrastructure but also from the physical location.

This package provides the OpenNebula CLI.

There are three methods to install opennebula-tools 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 opennebula-tools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install opennebula-tools

Install opennebula-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install opennebula-tools

Install opennebula-tools 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 opennebula-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opennebula-tools

How To Uninstall opennebula-tools on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the opennebula-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opennebula-tools

Uninstall opennebula-tools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opennebula-tools

Remove opennebula-tools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge opennebula-tools

Remove opennebula-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opennebula-tools

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Summary

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