How To Install python-google-compute-engine on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-google-compute-engine on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-google-compute-engine
python-google-compute-engine is:
Python libraries used for interacting with Google Compute Engine’s APIs and functionality. This package contains the modules for Python 2.x.
There are three methods to install python-google-compute-engine 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-google-compute-engine 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-google-compute-engine using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-google-compute-engine
Install python-google-compute-engine Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-google-compute-engine using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-google-compute-engine
Install python-google-compute-engine 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-google-compute-engine using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-google-compute-engine
How To Uninstall python-google-compute-engine on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-google-compute-engine package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-google-compute-engine
Uninstall python-google-compute-engine And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-google-compute-engine and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-google-compute-engine
Remove python-google-compute-engine Configurations and Data
To remove python-google-compute-engine configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-google-compute-engine
Remove python-google-compute-engine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-google-compute-engine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-google-compute-engine
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-google-compute-engine package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
