How To Install python-neutron-fwaas on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-neutron-fwaas on Ubuntu 18.04. python-neutron-fwaas is Firewall-as-a-Service driver for OpenStack Neutron

Introduction

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

What is python-neutron-fwaas

python-neutron-fwaas is:

Neutron is a virtual network service for Openstack, and a part of Netstack. Just like OpenStack Nova provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual servers, Neutron provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual networks. These networks connect “interfaces” from other OpenStack services (e.g., virtual NICs from Nova VMs). The Neutron API supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities (e.g., QoS, ACLs, network monitoring, etc.)

This package provices the Firewall-as-a-Service driver for Neutron.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-neutron-fwaas

Install python-neutron-fwaas Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-neutron-fwaas

Install python-neutron-fwaas 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-neutron-fwaas using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-neutron-fwaas

How To Uninstall python-neutron-fwaas on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-neutron-fwaas

Uninstall python-neutron-fwaas And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-neutron-fwaas

Remove python-neutron-fwaas Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-neutron-fwaas

Remove python-neutron-fwaas configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-neutron-fwaas

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Summary

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