How To Install python-ganeti-rapi on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ganeti-rapi on Debian 9.
What is python-ganeti-rapi
python-ganeti-rapi is:
Ganeti is a virtual server cluster management tool built on top of the Xen and KVM virtualization technologies and other free software. It provides an automated environment to manage highly available virtual machine instances.
It is designed to facilitate cluster management of virtual servers using commodity hardware, and to provide fast and simple recovery after physical failures. It can take care of operations such as redundant disk creation and management, operating system installation (in cooperation with OS-specific install scripts), startup, shutdown, and failover of instances between physical systems.
This package provides an RAPI (Remote API) client library for Python.
There are three methods to install python-ganeti-rapi on Debian 9. 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-ganeti-rapi 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-ganeti-rapi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ganeti-rapi
Install python-ganeti-rapi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ganeti-rapi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ganeti-rapi
Install python-ganeti-rapi 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ganeti-rapi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ganeti-rapi
How To Uninstall python-ganeti-rapi on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-ganeti-rapi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ganeti-rapi
Uninstall python-ganeti-rapi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ganeti-rapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ganeti-rapi
Remove python-ganeti-rapi Configurations and Data
To remove python-ganeti-rapi configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ganeti-rapi
Remove python-ganeti-rapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ganeti-rapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ganeti-rapi
Dependencies
python-ganeti-rapi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ganeti-rapi package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.