How To Install python-oslo.middleware on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.middleware on Ubuntu 18.04. python-oslo.middleware is various WSGI middleware components for OpenStack - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-oslo.middleware

python-oslo.middleware is:

The oslo.middleware library contains various functions and methods used by the OpenStack projects that are using the WSGI pipeline.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

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

Install python-oslo.middleware Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-oslo.middleware

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-oslo.middleware

How To Uninstall python-oslo.middleware on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-oslo.middleware

Uninstall python-oslo.middleware And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-oslo.middleware 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.middleware

Remove python-oslo.middleware Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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