How To Install python-keystoneauth1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-keystoneauth1 on Ubuntu 18.04. python-keystoneauth1 is authentication library for OpenStack Identity - Python 2.7

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-keystoneauth1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-keystoneauth1

python-keystoneauth1 is:

Keystoneauth is a library that contains tools for authenticating with OpenStack Clients. These tools include: authentication plugins (password, token, and federation based); discovery mechanisms to determineversion support for OpenStack clouds; and a session used to maintain client settings across requests. It is designed for use in conjunction with the existing OpenStack clients and for simplifying the process of writing new clients.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

There are three methods to install python-keystoneauth1 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-keystoneauth1 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-keystoneauth1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-keystoneauth1

Install python-keystoneauth1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-keystoneauth1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-keystoneauth1

Install python-keystoneauth1 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-keystoneauth1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-keystoneauth1

How To Uninstall python-keystoneauth1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-keystoneauth1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-keystoneauth1

Uninstall python-keystoneauth1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-keystoneauth1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-keystoneauth1

Remove python-keystoneauth1 Configurations and Data

To remove python-keystoneauth1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-keystoneauth1

Remove python-keystoneauth1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-keystoneauth1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-keystoneauth1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-keystoneauth1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.