How To Install opennebula-sunstone on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula-sunstone on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is opennebula-sunstone
opennebula-sunstone is:
OpenNebula is an open source virtual infrastructure engine that enables the dynamic deployment and re-placement of virtual machines on a pool of physical resources.
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.
OpenNebula Sunstone is the new OpenNebula Cloud Operations Center, a GUI intended for users and admins, that will simplify the typical management operations in private and hybrid cloud infrastructures. You will be able to manage your virtual resources in a similar way as you do with the CLI.
There are three methods to install opennebula-sunstone 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-sunstone 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-sunstone using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opennebula-sunstone
Install opennebula-sunstone Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opennebula-sunstone using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opennebula-sunstone
Install opennebula-sunstone 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-sunstone using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opennebula-sunstone
How To Uninstall opennebula-sunstone on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the opennebula-sunstone package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opennebula-sunstone
Uninstall opennebula-sunstone And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opennebula-sunstone and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opennebula-sunstone
Remove opennebula-sunstone Configurations and Data
To remove opennebula-sunstone configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opennebula-sunstone
Remove opennebula-sunstone configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opennebula-sunstone configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opennebula-sunstone
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula-sunstone package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
