How To Install python-django-horizon on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-horizon on Debian 9. python-django-horizon is Django module providing web interaction with OpenStack

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-horizon on Debian 9.

What is python-django-horizon

python-django-horizon is:

The OpenStack Dashboard is a web application to control an OpenStack cloud. It connects to OpenStack services such as Nova, Swift, or Keystone using the OpenStack REST API just as you would with the command line clients.

Horizon is a Django module that permits interaction with an OpenStack cloud. It can be used to build a dashboard to control an OpenStack cloud.

There are three methods to install python-django-horizon on Debian 9. 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-django-horizon 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-django-horizon using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-django-horizon

Install python-django-horizon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-django-horizon

Install python-django-horizon 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-django-horizon

How To Uninstall python-django-horizon on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-django-horizon

Uninstall python-django-horizon And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-django-horizon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-django-horizon

Remove python-django-horizon Configurations and Data

To remove python-django-horizon configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-django-horizon

Remove python-django-horizon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-django-horizon

Dependencies

python-django-horizon have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-horizon package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.