How To Install python-hp3parclient on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hp3parclient on Ubuntu 18.04. python-hp3parclient is client library that can talk to the HP 3PAR Storage array

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hp3parclient on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-hp3parclient

python-hp3parclient is:

hp3parclient is a Client library that can talk to the HP 3PAR Storage array. The 3PAR storage array has a REST web service interface as of 3.1.2 of the firmware. This client library implements a simple interface to talking with that REST interface using the Python httplib2 http library.

There are three methods to install python-hp3parclient 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-hp3parclient 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-hp3parclient using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-hp3parclient

Install python-hp3parclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-hp3parclient using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-hp3parclient

Install python-hp3parclient 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-hp3parclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-hp3parclient

How To Uninstall python-hp3parclient on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-hp3parclient package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-hp3parclient

Uninstall python-hp3parclient And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-hp3parclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hp3parclient

Remove python-hp3parclient Configurations and Data

To remove python-hp3parclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-hp3parclient

Remove python-hp3parclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-hp3parclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-hp3parclient

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hp3parclient package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.