How To Install python-oslo.service on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.service on Ubuntu 18.04. python-oslo.service is library for running OpenStack services - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-oslo.service

python-oslo.service is:

The oslo.service library provides a framework for managing long-running services in OpenStack projects.

Features include:

  • Creation and management of long running service processes and threads.
  • Periodic task management.
  • SSL configuration of services.
  • SystemD notification support.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

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

Install python-oslo.service Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-oslo.service

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-oslo.service

How To Uninstall python-oslo.service on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-oslo.service

Uninstall python-oslo.service And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-oslo.service 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.service

Remove python-oslo.service Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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