How To Install python-barbicanclient on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-barbicanclient on Ubuntu 18.04. python-barbicanclient is OpenStack Key Management API client - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-barbicanclient on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-barbicanclient

python-barbicanclient is:

This is a client for the Barbican Key Management API. This package includes a Python library for accessing the API (the barbicanclient module), and a command-line script (barbican).

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-barbicanclient 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 python-barbicanclient Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-barbicanclient using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-barbicanclient

Install python-barbicanclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-barbicanclient using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-barbicanclient

Install python-barbicanclient 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 python-barbicanclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-barbicanclient

How To Uninstall python-barbicanclient on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-barbicanclient package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-barbicanclient

Uninstall python-barbicanclient And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-barbicanclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-barbicanclient

Remove python-barbicanclient Configurations and Data

To remove python-barbicanclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-barbicanclient

Remove python-barbicanclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-barbicanclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-barbicanclient

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-barbicanclient package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.