How To Install rax-nova-agent on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rax-nova-agent on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is rax-nova-agent
rax-nova-agent is:
Required tooling for hypervisor communication with Rackspace Public Cloud.
Note that this package is not for general use, it is expected to work only in Rackspace’s network.
There are three methods to install rax-nova-agent 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 rax-nova-agent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rax-nova-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rax-nova-agent
Install rax-nova-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rax-nova-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rax-nova-agent
Install rax-nova-agent 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 rax-nova-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rax-nova-agent
How To Uninstall rax-nova-agent on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the rax-nova-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rax-nova-agent
Uninstall rax-nova-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rax-nova-agent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rax-nova-agent
Remove rax-nova-agent Configurations and Data
To remove rax-nova-agent configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rax-nova-agent
Remove rax-nova-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rax-nova-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rax-nova-agent
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rax-nova-agent package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
