How To Install opennebula-context on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula-context on Ubuntu 18.04. opennebula-context is contextualization package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula-context on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is opennebula-context

opennebula-context is:

Contextualization is for use in OpenNebula virtual images. It sets up network and init scripts based on context variables passed in VM template. This package must be installed only on virtual machines targeted at OpenNebula clouds. Installing it on a Desktop/server may break your network configuration.

There are three methods to install opennebula-context on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install opennebula-context Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install opennebula-context using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install opennebula-context

Install opennebula-context Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install opennebula-context

Install opennebula-context 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 opennebula-context using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install opennebula-context

How To Uninstall opennebula-context on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the opennebula-context package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove opennebula-context

Uninstall opennebula-context And Its Dependencies

To uninstall opennebula-context and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove opennebula-context

Remove opennebula-context Configurations and Data

To remove opennebula-context configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge opennebula-context

Remove opennebula-context configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opennebula-context

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula-context package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.