How To Install python-scciclient on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-scciclient on Ubuntu 18.04. python-scciclient is Python ServerView Common Command Interface (SCCI) Client Library - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-scciclient

python-scciclient is:

This package provides the Python ServerView Common Command Interface (SCCI) Client Library, which support FUJITSU iRMC S4 integrated Remote Management Controller. This Python module may be helpful if you want to use Ironic to manage a FUJITSU server that has this hardware.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-scciclient

Install python-scciclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-scciclient

Install python-scciclient 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-scciclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-scciclient

How To Uninstall python-scciclient on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-scciclient package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-scciclient

Uninstall python-scciclient And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-scciclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-scciclient

Remove python-scciclient Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-scciclient

Remove python-scciclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-scciclient

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Summary

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