How To Install python-senlinclient on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-senlinclient on Ubuntu 18.04. python-senlinclient is OpenStack Clustering API Client Library - Python 2.7

Introduction

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

What is python-senlinclient

python-senlinclient is:

This is a client library for Senlin built on the Senlin clustering API. It provides a Python API (the senlinclient module) and a command-line tool (senlin).

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-senlinclient

Install python-senlinclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-senlinclient

Install python-senlinclient 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-senlinclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-senlinclient

How To Uninstall python-senlinclient on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-senlinclient

Uninstall python-senlinclient And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-senlinclient

Remove python-senlinclient Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-senlinclient

Remove python-senlinclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-senlinclient

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Summary

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