How To Install python-dracclient on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dracclient on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-dracclient
python-dracclient is:
This package is a library for managing machines with Dell iDRAC cards. Besides normal IPMI stuff, it has BIOS settings list, set, RAID management, CPU list, and more.
This package contains the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-dracclient 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-dracclient 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-dracclient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-dracclient
Install python-dracclient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-dracclient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-dracclient
Install python-dracclient 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-dracclient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-dracclient
How To Uninstall python-dracclient on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-dracclient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-dracclient
Uninstall python-dracclient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-dracclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dracclient
Remove python-dracclient Configurations and Data
To remove python-dracclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-dracclient
Remove python-dracclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-dracclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dracclient
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dracclient package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
