How To Install python-ceph on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ceph on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-ceph
python-ceph is:
Ceph is a massively scalable, open-source, distributed storage system that runs on commodity hardware and delivers object, block and file system storage.
This package is a metapackage for all python bindings.
There are three methods to install python-ceph 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-ceph 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-ceph using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ceph
Install python-ceph Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ceph using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ceph
Install python-ceph 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-ceph using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ceph
How To Uninstall python-ceph on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-ceph package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ceph
Uninstall python-ceph And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ceph and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ceph
Remove python-ceph Configurations and Data
To remove python-ceph configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ceph
Remove python-ceph configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ceph configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ceph
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ceph package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
