How To Install python-os-xenapi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-os-xenapi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-os-xenapi
python-os-xenapi is:
XenAPI library for OpenStack projects
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-os-xenapi 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-xenapi 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-xenapi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-os-xenapi
Install python-os-xenapi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-os-xenapi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-os-xenapi
Install python-os-xenapi 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-xenapi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-os-xenapi
How To Uninstall python-os-xenapi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-os-xenapi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-os-xenapi
Uninstall python-os-xenapi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-os-xenapi 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-xenapi
Remove python-os-xenapi Configurations and Data
To remove python-os-xenapi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-os-xenapi
Remove python-os-xenapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-os-xenapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-os-xenapi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-os-xenapi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
