How To Install python-pyxenstore on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyxenstore on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyxenstore
python-pyxenstore is:
This package contains the Python bindings to access the XenStore filesystem. It may be useful from the dom0 and/or from the domU, to get / set information about runing virtual machines.
There are three methods to install python-pyxenstore 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-pyxenstore 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-pyxenstore using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyxenstore
Install python-pyxenstore Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyxenstore using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyxenstore
Install python-pyxenstore 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-pyxenstore using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyxenstore
How To Uninstall python-pyxenstore on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyxenstore package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyxenstore
Uninstall python-pyxenstore And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyxenstore and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyxenstore
Remove python-pyxenstore Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyxenstore configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyxenstore
Remove python-pyxenstore configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyxenstore configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyxenstore
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyxenstore package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
