How To Install python-clustershell on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-clustershell on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-clustershell
python-clustershell is:
Event-based Python library to execute commands on local or distant cluster nodes in parallel depending on the selected engine and worker mechanisms.
There are three methods to install python-clustershell 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-clustershell 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-clustershell using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-clustershell
Install python-clustershell Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-clustershell using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-clustershell
Install python-clustershell 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-clustershell using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-clustershell
How To Uninstall python-clustershell on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-clustershell package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-clustershell
Uninstall python-clustershell And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-clustershell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-clustershell
Remove python-clustershell Configurations and Data
To remove python-clustershell configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-clustershell
Remove python-clustershell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-clustershell configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-clustershell
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-clustershell package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
