How To Install pyinfra on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyinfra on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pyinfra
pyinfra is:
pyinfra is an agentless remote server deployment tool resp. service provisioner comparable to Ansible, which could be employed on random Linux servers via SSH. But pyinfra is fully Python programmable, it uses Python programs as deployment scripts and could be used like a library.
There are three methods to install pyinfra 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 pyinfra Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pyinfra using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pyinfra
Install pyinfra Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pyinfra using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pyinfra
Install pyinfra 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 pyinfra using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pyinfra
How To Uninstall pyinfra on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pyinfra package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pyinfra
Uninstall pyinfra And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pyinfra and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyinfra
Remove pyinfra Configurations and Data
To remove pyinfra configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pyinfra
Remove pyinfra configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pyinfra configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyinfra
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pyinfra package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.