How To Install python-os-brick on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-os-brick on Debian 9. python-os-brick is Library for managing local volume attaches - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-os-brick on Debian 9.

What is python-os-brick

python-os-brick is:

OpenStack Cinder brick library for managing local volume attaches.

Features discovery of volumes being attached to a host for many transport protocols and removal of volumes from a host.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-os-brick on Debian 9. 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-os-brick 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-os-brick using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-os-brick

Install python-os-brick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-os-brick

Install python-os-brick 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-os-brick using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-os-brick

How To Uninstall python-os-brick on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-os-brick

Uninstall python-os-brick And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-os-brick and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-os-brick

Remove python-os-brick Configurations and Data

To remove python-os-brick configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-os-brick

Remove python-os-brick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-os-brick

Dependencies

python-os-brick have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-os-brick package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.