How To Install opennebula-gate on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula-gate on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is opennebula-gate
opennebula-gate 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.
OneGate allows Virtual Machine guests to push monitoring information to OpenNebula. Users and administrators can use it to gather metrics, detect problems in their applications, and trigger OneFlow auto-scaling rules
This package provides the server part to enable communication between the Virtual Machines and OpenNebula
There are three methods to install opennebula-gate 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-gate 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-gate using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opennebula-gate
Install opennebula-gate Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opennebula-gate using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opennebula-gate
Install opennebula-gate 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-gate using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opennebula-gate
How To Uninstall opennebula-gate on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the opennebula-gate package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opennebula-gate
Uninstall opennebula-gate And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opennebula-gate and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opennebula-gate
Remove opennebula-gate Configurations and Data
To remove opennebula-gate configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opennebula-gate
Remove opennebula-gate configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opennebula-gate configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opennebula-gate
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula-gate package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
