How To Install python-oslo.messaging on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.messaging on Ubuntu 18.04. python-oslo.messaging is oslo messaging library - Python 2.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.messaging on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-oslo.messaging

python-oslo.messaging is:

The oslo.messaging API supports RPC and notifications over a number of different messaging transports.

Oslo is a set of libraries developed for OpenStack.

This package provides the Python 2.x module.

There are three methods to install python-oslo.messaging 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-oslo.messaging 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-oslo.messaging using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-oslo.messaging

Install python-oslo.messaging Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-oslo.messaging using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-oslo.messaging

Install python-oslo.messaging 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-oslo.messaging using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-oslo.messaging

How To Uninstall python-oslo.messaging on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-oslo.messaging package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-oslo.messaging

Uninstall python-oslo.messaging And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-oslo.messaging and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-oslo.messaging

Remove python-oslo.messaging Configurations and Data

To remove python-oslo.messaging configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-oslo.messaging

Remove python-oslo.messaging configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-oslo.messaging

References

Summary

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