How To Install python3-ansible-runner on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ansible-runner on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-ansible-runner is library that interfaces with Ansible (Python 3.x)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ansible-runner on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-ansible-runner

python3-ansible-runner is:

Ansible Runner is a tool and python library that helps when interfacing with Ansible directly or as part of another system whether that be through a container image interface, as a standalone tool, or as a Python module that can be imported.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-ansible-runner on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-ansible-runner Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-ansible-runner using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-ansible-runner

Install python3-ansible-runner Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-ansible-runner using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-ansible-runner

Install python3-ansible-runner 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 python3-ansible-runner using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-ansible-runner

How To Uninstall python3-ansible-runner on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the python3-ansible-runner package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-ansible-runner

Uninstall python3-ansible-runner And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-ansible-runner and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ansible-runner

Remove python3-ansible-runner Configurations and Data

To remove python3-ansible-runner configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ansible-runner

Remove python3-ansible-runner configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-ansible-runner configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ansible-runner

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ansible-runner package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.