How To Install python-designate-dashboard on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-designate-dashboard on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-designate-dashboard
python-designate-dashboard is:
Designate provides DNSaaS services for OpenStack. It provides a multi-tenant REST API for domain & record management. It is Integrated with Keystone for authentication, and provides a framework in place to integrate with Nova and Neutron notifications (for auto-generated records). Designate supports PowerDNS and Bind9 out of the box.
This package contains the OpenStack dashboard plugin.
There are three methods to install python-designate-dashboard 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-designate-dashboard 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-designate-dashboard using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-designate-dashboard
Install python-designate-dashboard Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-designate-dashboard using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-designate-dashboard
Install python-designate-dashboard 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-designate-dashboard using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-designate-dashboard
How To Uninstall python-designate-dashboard on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-designate-dashboard package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-designate-dashboard
Uninstall python-designate-dashboard And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-designate-dashboard and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-designate-dashboard
Remove python-designate-dashboard Configurations and Data
To remove python-designate-dashboard configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-designate-dashboard
Remove python-designate-dashboard configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-designate-dashboard configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-designate-dashboard
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-designate-dashboard package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
