How To Install python-rhn on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rhn on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-rhn
python-rhn is:
Collection of base Python modules used by the Red Hat Network (http://rhn.redhat.com) and Spacewalk software. This is common library used by both clients and server.
There are three methods to install python-rhn 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-rhn 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-rhn using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-rhn
Install python-rhn Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-rhn using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-rhn
Install python-rhn 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-rhn using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-rhn
How To Uninstall python-rhn on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-rhn package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-rhn
Uninstall python-rhn And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-rhn and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-rhn
Remove python-rhn Configurations and Data
To remove python-rhn configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-rhn
Remove python-rhn configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-rhn configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-rhn
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-rhn package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
