How To Install python-openstack-compute on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-openstack-compute on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-openstack-compute
python-openstack-compute is:
This is a client for the OpensStack Compute API used by Rackspace Cloud and others.
There are three methods to install python-openstack-compute 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-openstack-compute 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-openstack-compute using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-openstack-compute
Install python-openstack-compute Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-openstack-compute using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-openstack-compute
Install python-openstack-compute 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-openstack-compute using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-openstack-compute
How To Uninstall python-openstack-compute on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-openstack-compute package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-openstack-compute
Uninstall python-openstack-compute And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-openstack-compute and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-openstack-compute
Remove python-openstack-compute Configurations and Data
To remove python-openstack-compute configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-openstack-compute
Remove python-openstack-compute configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-openstack-compute configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-openstack-compute
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-openstack-compute package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
