How To Install python3-ibmcclient on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ibmcclient on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-ibmcclient is Python library to communicate with HUAWEI iBMC based systems.

Introduction

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

What is python3-ibmcclient

python3-ibmcclient is:

The goal of the library is to be extremely simple, small, have as few dependencies as possible and be very conservative when dealing with BMCs by access HTTP REST API provided by HUAWEI iBMC based systems. Currently, the scope of the library has been limited to supporting OpenStack Ironic ibmc driver.

This package contains the Python 3 module.

There are three methods to install python3-ibmcclient 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-ibmcclient 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-ibmcclient using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-ibmcclient

Install python3-ibmcclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-ibmcclient

Install python3-ibmcclient 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-ibmcclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-ibmcclient

How To Uninstall python3-ibmcclient on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-ibmcclient

Uninstall python3-ibmcclient And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ibmcclient

Remove python3-ibmcclient Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ibmcclient

Remove python3-ibmcclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ibmcclient

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Summary

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