How To Install opennebula on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is opennebula
opennebula 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.
This package contains OpenNebula Controller which manage all nodes in the cloud.
There are three methods to install opennebula 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install opennebula
Install opennebula Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install opennebula using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install opennebula
Install opennebula 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install opennebula
How To Uninstall opennebula on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the opennebula package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove opennebula
Uninstall opennebula And Its Dependencies
To uninstall opennebula and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove opennebula
Remove opennebula Configurations and Data
To remove opennebula configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge opennebula
Remove opennebula configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove opennebula configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge opennebula
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install opennebula package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
