How To Install python3-zhmcclient on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-zhmcclient on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python3-zhmcclient
python3-zhmcclient is:
The HMC Web Services API is the access point for any external tools to manage the IBM Z or LinuxONE platform. It supports management of the lifecycle and configuration of various platform resources, such as partitions, CPU, memory, virtual switches, I/O adapters, and more.
The zhmcclient package encapsulates both protocols supported by the HMC Web Services API:
REST over HTTPS for request/response-style operations driven by the client. Most of these operations complete synchronously, but some long-running tasks complete asynchronously.
JMS (Java Messaging Services) for notifications from the HMC to the client. This is used for notification about changes in the system, or about completion of asynchronous tasks started using REST.
There are three methods to install python3-zhmcclient on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-zhmcclient 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-zhmcclient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-zhmcclient
Install python3-zhmcclient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-zhmcclient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-zhmcclient
Install python3-zhmcclient 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-zhmcclient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-zhmcclient
How To Uninstall python3-zhmcclient on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python3-zhmcclient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-zhmcclient
Uninstall python3-zhmcclient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-zhmcclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-zhmcclient
Remove python3-zhmcclient Configurations and Data
To remove python3-zhmcclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-zhmcclient
Remove python3-zhmcclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-zhmcclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-zhmcclient
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-zhmcclient package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
