How To Install python-django-horizon on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-django-horizon on Ubuntu 18.04. python-django-horizon is Django module providing web based interaction with OpenStack

Introduction

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

What is python-django-horizon

python-django-horizon is:

The Django-Nova project is a Django module that is used to provide web based interactions with the OpenStack Nova cloud controller.

There are three methods to install python-django-horizon 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04

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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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

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Summary

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