How To Install python-k8sclient on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-k8sclient on Ubuntu 18.04. python-k8sclient is Kubernetes API Python client code - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-k8sclient on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-k8sclient

python-k8sclient is:

K8sclient is the Kubernetes API Python client code. This code is generated by swagger-codegen. Kubernetes provide swagger-spec to generate client code for different versions.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

There are three methods to install python-k8sclient 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-k8sclient 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-k8sclient using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-k8sclient

Install python-k8sclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-k8sclient using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-k8sclient

Install python-k8sclient 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-k8sclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-k8sclient

How To Uninstall python-k8sclient on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-k8sclient package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-k8sclient

Uninstall python-k8sclient And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-k8sclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-k8sclient

Remove python-k8sclient Configurations and Data

To remove python-k8sclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-k8sclient

Remove python-k8sclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-k8sclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-k8sclient

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-k8sclient package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.