How To Install python-sanlock on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sanlock on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-sanlock
python-sanlock is:
Sanlock ensures that single disk cannot be used by more than one running VM at a time, across any host in a network.
This package contains the Python bindings.
There are three methods to install python-sanlock 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-sanlock 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-sanlock using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-sanlock
Install python-sanlock Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-sanlock using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-sanlock
Install python-sanlock 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-sanlock using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-sanlock
How To Uninstall python-sanlock on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-sanlock package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-sanlock
Uninstall python-sanlock And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-sanlock and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-sanlock
Remove python-sanlock Configurations and Data
To remove python-sanlock configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-sanlock
Remove python-sanlock configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-sanlock configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-sanlock
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-sanlock package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
