How To Install python-os-win on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-os-win on Ubuntu 18.04. python-os-win is Windows / Hyper-V library for OpenStack projects - Python 2.7

Introduction

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

What is python-os-win

python-os-win is:

Os-win is a library that contains Windows / Hyper-V code commonly used in the OpenStack projects: nova, cinder, networking-hyperv. The library can be used in any other OpenStack projects where it is needed.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-os-win

Install python-os-win Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-os-win

Install python-os-win 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-win using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-os-win

How To Uninstall python-os-win on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-os-win

Uninstall python-os-win And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-os-win 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-win

Remove python-os-win Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-os-win

Remove python-os-win configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-os-win

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Summary

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