How To Install python-octaviaclient on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-octaviaclient on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-octaviaclient
python-octaviaclient is:
Octavia is an operator-grade open source scalable load balancer for use in large OpenStack deployments. It delivers load balancing services on amphorae and provides centralized command and control. Octavia is currently the reference backend for Neutron LBaaS. In the near future, Octavia is likely to become the standard OpenStack LBaaS API endpoint.
This package contains the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-octaviaclient 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-octaviaclient 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-octaviaclient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-octaviaclient
Install python-octaviaclient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-octaviaclient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-octaviaclient
Install python-octaviaclient 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-octaviaclient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-octaviaclient
How To Uninstall python-octaviaclient on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-octaviaclient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-octaviaclient
Uninstall python-octaviaclient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-octaviaclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-octaviaclient
Remove python-octaviaclient Configurations and Data
To remove python-octaviaclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-octaviaclient
Remove python-octaviaclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-octaviaclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-octaviaclient
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-octaviaclient package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
