How To Install python-troveclient on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-troveclient on Debian 9. python-troveclient is Client for OpenStack Database as a Service - Python 2.7

Introduction

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

What is python-troveclient

python-troveclient is:

Trove is Database as a Service for OpenStack. It’s designed to run entirely on OpenStack, with the goal of allowing users to quickly and easily utilize the features of a relational database without the burden of handling complex administrative tasks. Cloud users and database administrators can provision and manage multiple database instances as needed.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-troveclient

Install python-troveclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-troveclient

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-troveclient

How To Uninstall python-troveclient on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-troveclient

Uninstall python-troveclient And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-troveclient

Remove python-troveclient Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-troveclient

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-troveclient have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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