How To Install python-magnum on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-magnum on Ubuntu 18.04. python-magnum is OpenStack containers as a service - Python library

Introduction

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

What is python-magnum

python-magnum is:

Magnum is an OpenStack project which offers container orchestration engines for deploying and managing containers as first class resources in OpenStack. It features:

  • Abstractions for bays, containers, nodes, pods, replication controllers, and services
  • Integration with Kubernetes and Docker for backend container technology
  • Integration with Keystone for multi-tenant security
  • Integration with Neutron for Kubernetes multi-tenancy network security

This package contains the Python code.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-magnum

Install python-magnum Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-magnum

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-magnum

How To Uninstall python-magnum on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-magnum

Uninstall python-magnum And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-magnum

Remove python-magnum Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-magnum

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

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

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

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Summary

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