How To Install python-tempest on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tempest on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-tempest
python-tempest is:
Tempest is a set of integration tests to be run against a live Openstack cluster in order to make sure that all components are working as expected. Tempest will start and stop virtual machine in order to check that your cloud is working as expected.
This package provides the Python 2.7 module.
There are three methods to install python-tempest 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-tempest 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-tempest using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tempest
Install python-tempest Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tempest using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tempest
Install python-tempest 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-tempest using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tempest
How To Uninstall python-tempest on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-tempest package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tempest
Uninstall python-tempest And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tempest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tempest
Remove python-tempest Configurations and Data
To remove python-tempest configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tempest
Remove python-tempest configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tempest configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tempest
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tempest package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
