How To Install python-os-faults on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-os-faults on Ubuntu 18.04. python-os-faults is OpenStack fault-injection library (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-os-faults

python-os-faults is:

The library does destructive actions inside an OpenStack cloud. It provides an abstraction layer over different types of cloud deployments. The actions are implemented as drivers (e.g. DevStack driver, Fuel driver, Libvirt driver, IPMI driver).

This package installs the library for Python 2.

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

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

Install python-os-faults Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-os-faults

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-os-faults

How To Uninstall python-os-faults on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-os-faults

Uninstall python-os-faults And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove python-os-faults Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

References

Summary

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