How To Install python-oslo.privsep on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.privsep on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-oslo.privsep
python-oslo.privsep is:
Oslo.privsep is the OpenStack library for privilege separation. It manages the user and groups for running daemons, and also leverage Linux capabilities features to avoid running as root.
This package contains the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-oslo.privsep 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-oslo.privsep 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-oslo.privsep using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-oslo.privsep
Install python-oslo.privsep Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-oslo.privsep using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-oslo.privsep
Install python-oslo.privsep 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-oslo.privsep using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-oslo.privsep
How To Uninstall python-oslo.privsep on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-oslo.privsep package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-oslo.privsep
Uninstall python-oslo.privsep And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-oslo.privsep and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-oslo.privsep
Remove python-oslo.privsep Configurations and Data
To remove python-oslo.privsep configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-oslo.privsep
Remove python-oslo.privsep configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-oslo.privsep configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-oslo.privsep
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.privsep package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
