How To Install python-os-vif on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-os-vif on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-os-vif
python-os-vif is:
A library for plugging and unplugging virtual interfaces in OpenStack.
This package contains the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-os-vif 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-os-vif 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-os-vif using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-os-vif
Install python-os-vif Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-os-vif using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-os-vif
Install python-os-vif 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-os-vif using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-os-vif
How To Uninstall python-os-vif on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-os-vif package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-os-vif
Uninstall python-os-vif And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-os-vif and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-os-vif
Remove python-os-vif Configurations and Data
To remove python-os-vif configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-os-vif
Remove python-os-vif configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-os-vif configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-os-vif
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-os-vif package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
