How To Install python3-sushy-cli on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sushy-cli on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-sushy-cli is Redfish CLI tool based on sushy Redfish client library - Python 3.x

Introduction

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

What is python3-sushy-cli

python3-sushy-cli is:

Sushy CLI tool is intended to help human beings to communicate with Redfish based baseboard management controllers (BMC).

BMCs offer powerful means of controlling bare metal machines. For example, one can flip machine power, change BIOS configuration or even flash the firmware.

The sushycli tool offers a friendly command-line interface to some of the BMC features. It’s main audience include software developers working on bare metal management automation and system administrators handling the raw iron with bare hands.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sushy-cli

Install python3-sushy-cli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-sushy-cli

Install python3-sushy-cli 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-sushy-cli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sushy-cli

How To Uninstall python3-sushy-cli on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-sushy-cli

Uninstall python3-sushy-cli And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sushy-cli

Remove python3-sushy-cli Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sushy-cli

Remove python3-sushy-cli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-sushy-cli

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Summary

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