How To Install python-oslo.vmware on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-oslo.vmware on Ubuntu 18.04. python-oslo.vmware is VMware library for OpenStack projects - Python 2.7

Introduction

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

What is python-oslo.vmware

python-oslo.vmware is:

This package is part of the Oslo project, which aims at providing unified Python libraries across all of OpenStack. It provides a VMware library for OpenStack projects.

This package contains the Python 2.7 module.

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

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

Install python-oslo.vmware Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-oslo.vmware

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-oslo.vmware

How To Uninstall python-oslo.vmware on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-oslo.vmware

Uninstall python-oslo.vmware And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-oslo.vmware 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.vmware

Remove python-oslo.vmware Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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