How To Install openstack-release on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openstack-release on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is openstack-release
openstack-release is:
This package simply installs the OpenStack release file which can be used to determine the codename of the current OpenStack release. The file is located at /etc/openstack-release.
There are three methods to install openstack-release 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 openstack-release Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openstack-release using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openstack-release
Install openstack-release Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openstack-release using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openstack-release
Install openstack-release 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 openstack-release using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openstack-release
How To Uninstall openstack-release on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the openstack-release package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openstack-release
Uninstall openstack-release And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openstack-release and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openstack-release
Remove openstack-release Configurations and Data
To remove openstack-release configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openstack-release
Remove openstack-release configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openstack-release configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openstack-release
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openstack-release package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
