How To Install python-oslo.rootwrap on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.rootwrap on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-oslo.rootwrap
python-oslo.rootwrap is:
The Oslo Rootwrap allows fine filtering of shell commands to run as root from OpenStack services.
Unlike other Oslo deliverables, it should not be used as a Python library, but called as a separate process through the oslo-rootwrap command.
This package provides the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-oslo.rootwrap 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.rootwrap 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.rootwrap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-oslo.rootwrap
Install python-oslo.rootwrap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-oslo.rootwrap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-oslo.rootwrap
Install python-oslo.rootwrap 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.rootwrap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-oslo.rootwrap
How To Uninstall python-oslo.rootwrap on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-oslo.rootwrap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-oslo.rootwrap
Uninstall python-oslo.rootwrap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-oslo.rootwrap 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.rootwrap
Remove python-oslo.rootwrap Configurations and Data
To remove python-oslo.rootwrap configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-oslo.rootwrap
Remove python-oslo.rootwrap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-oslo.rootwrap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-oslo.rootwrap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.rootwrap package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
