How To Install python-oslo.policy on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.policy on Ubuntu 18.04. python-oslo.policy is RBAC policy enforcement library for OpenStack - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-oslo.policy

python-oslo.policy is:

Oslo.policy provides a Role Based Access Control policy enforcement library for OpenStack.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

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

Install python-oslo.policy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-oslo.policy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-oslo.policy

How To Uninstall python-oslo.policy on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-oslo.policy

Uninstall python-oslo.policy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-oslo.policy 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.policy

Remove python-oslo.policy Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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