How To Install python-octaviaclient on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-octaviaclient on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-octaviaclient is octavia client for OpenStack Load Balancing - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-octaviaclient on Debian 10.

What is python-octaviaclient

python-octaviaclient is:

Octavia is an operator-grade open source scalable load balancer for use in large OpenStack deployments. It delivers load balancing services on amphorae and provides centralized command and control. Octavia is currently the reference backend for Neutron LBaaS. In the near future, Octavia is likely to become the standard OpenStack LBaaS API endpoint.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

There are three methods to install python-octaviaclient on Debian 10. 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-octaviaclient 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-octaviaclient using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-octaviaclient

Install python-octaviaclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-octaviaclient

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-octaviaclient

How To Uninstall python-octaviaclient on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-octaviaclient

Uninstall python-octaviaclient And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-octaviaclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-octaviaclient

Remove python-octaviaclient Configurations and Data

To remove python-octaviaclient configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-octaviaclient

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-octaviaclient have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-octaviaclient package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.