How To Install python-cloudkittyclient on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cloudkittyclient on Ubuntu 18.04. python-cloudkittyclient is API client for Rating as a Service project - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cloudkittyclient on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-cloudkittyclient

python-cloudkittyclient is:

CloudKitty aims at filling the gap between metrics collection systems like ceilometer and a billing system.

This is a client library for CloudKitty built on the CloudKitty API. It provides a Python API (the cloudkittyclient module).

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

There are three methods to install python-cloudkittyclient 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 python-cloudkittyclient Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-cloudkittyclient

Install python-cloudkittyclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-cloudkittyclient

Install python-cloudkittyclient 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 python-cloudkittyclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-cloudkittyclient

How To Uninstall python-cloudkittyclient on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-cloudkittyclient package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-cloudkittyclient

Uninstall python-cloudkittyclient And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cloudkittyclient

Remove python-cloudkittyclient Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-cloudkittyclient

Remove python-cloudkittyclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cloudkittyclient

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Summary

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