How To Install python-tackerclient on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tackerclient on Debian 9. python-tackerclient is CLI and Client Library for OpenStack Tacker - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tackerclient on Debian 9.

What is python-tackerclient

python-tackerclient is:

Tacker is an official OpenStack project building a Generic VNF Manager (VNFM) and a NFV Orchestrator (NFVO) to deploy and operate Network Services and Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) on an NFV infrastructure platform like OpenStack. It is based on ETSI MANO Architectural Framework and provides a functional stack to Orchestrate Network Services end-to-end using VNFs.

This is the client API library for Tacker. This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

There are three methods to install python-tackerclient on Debian 9. 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-tackerclient 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-tackerclient using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-tackerclient

Install python-tackerclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-tackerclient

Install python-tackerclient 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-tackerclient

How To Uninstall python-tackerclient on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-tackerclient

Uninstall python-tackerclient And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-tackerclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tackerclient

Remove python-tackerclient Configurations and Data

To remove python-tackerclient configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-tackerclient

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-tackerclient have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tackerclient package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.