How To Install python-openstacksdk on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-openstacksdk on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-openstacksdk
python-openstacksdk is:
The python-openstacksdk is a collection of libraries for building applications to work with OpenStack clouds. The project aims to provide a consistent and complete set of interactions with OpenStack’s many services, along with complete documentation, examples, and tools.
This SDK is under active development, and in the interests of providing a high-quality interface, the APIs provided in this release may differ from those provided in future release.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-openstacksdk 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-openstacksdk 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-openstacksdk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-openstacksdk
Install python-openstacksdk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-openstacksdk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-openstacksdk
Install python-openstacksdk 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-openstacksdk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-openstacksdk
How To Uninstall python-openstacksdk on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-openstacksdk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-openstacksdk
Uninstall python-openstacksdk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-openstacksdk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-openstacksdk
Remove python-openstacksdk Configurations and Data
To remove python-openstacksdk configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-openstacksdk
Remove python-openstacksdk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-openstacksdk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-openstacksdk
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-openstacksdk package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
