How To Install python-pylxd on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pylxd on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pylxd
python-pylxd is:
LXD offers a REST API to remotely manage containers over the network, using an image based workflow and with support for live migration.
pylxd is a small Python library for interacting the with the LXD REST API.
This package contains the Python 2 module.
There are three methods to install python-pylxd 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-pylxd 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-pylxd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pylxd
Install python-pylxd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pylxd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pylxd
Install python-pylxd 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-pylxd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pylxd
How To Uninstall python-pylxd on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pylxd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pylxd
Uninstall python-pylxd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pylxd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pylxd
Remove python-pylxd Configurations and Data
To remove python-pylxd configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pylxd
Remove python-pylxd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pylxd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pylxd
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pylxd package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
