How To Install opennebula-flow on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula-flow on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is opennebula-flow
opennebula-flow is:
ONE (OpenNebula) extends the benefits of virtualization platforms from a single physical resource to a pool of resources, decoupling the server not only from the physical infrastructure but also from the physical location.
OneFlow allows users and administrators to define, execute and manage multi-tiered applications, or services composed of interconnected Virtual Machines with deployment dependencies between them. Each group of Virtual Machines is deployed and managed as a single entity, and is completely integrated with the advanced OpenNebula user and group management.
Benefits:
- Define multi-tiered applications (services) as collection of applications
- Manage multi-tiered applications as a single entity
- Automatic execution of services with dependencies
- Provide configurable services from a catalog and self-service portal
- Enable tight, efficient administrative control
- Fine-grained access control for the secure sharing of services with other users
- Auto-scaling policies based on performance metrics and schedule
This package provides the server that allows service management.
There are three methods to install opennebula-flow 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-flow 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-flow using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opennebula-flow
Install opennebula-flow Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opennebula-flow using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opennebula-flow
Install opennebula-flow 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-flow using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opennebula-flow
How To Uninstall opennebula-flow on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the opennebula-flow package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opennebula-flow
Uninstall opennebula-flow And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opennebula-flow and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opennebula-flow
Remove opennebula-flow Configurations and Data
To remove opennebula-flow configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opennebula-flow
Remove opennebula-flow configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opennebula-flow configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opennebula-flow
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula-flow package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
