How To Install python-pypowervm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pypowervm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pypowervm
python-pypowervm is:
pypowervm provides a Python-based API wrapper for interaction with IBM PowerVM-based systems.
This package provides the Python 2 module.
There are three methods to install python-pypowervm 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-pypowervm 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-pypowervm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pypowervm
Install python-pypowervm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pypowervm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pypowervm
Install python-pypowervm 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-pypowervm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pypowervm
How To Uninstall python-pypowervm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pypowervm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pypowervm
Uninstall python-pypowervm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pypowervm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pypowervm
Remove python-pypowervm Configurations and Data
To remove python-pypowervm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pypowervm
Remove python-pypowervm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pypowervm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pypowervm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pypowervm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
