How To Install python-watcherclient on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-watcherclient on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-watcherclient
python-watcherclient is:
OpenStack Watcher provides a flexible and scalable resource optimization service for multi-tenant OpenStack-based clouds. Watcher provides a complete optimization loop-including everything from a metrics receiver, complex event processor and profiler, optimization processor and an action plan applier. This provides a robust framework to realize a wide range of cloud optimization goals, including the reduction of data center operating costs, increased system performance via intelligent virtual machine migration, increased energy efficiency-and more!
This package contains the Python 2.7 module and the Watcher CLI.
There are three methods to install python-watcherclient 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-watcherclient 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-watcherclient using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-watcherclient
Install python-watcherclient Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-watcherclient using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-watcherclient
Install python-watcherclient 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-watcherclient using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-watcherclient
How To Uninstall python-watcherclient on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-watcherclient package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-watcherclient
Uninstall python-watcherclient And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-watcherclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-watcherclient
Remove python-watcherclient Configurations and Data
To remove python-watcherclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-watcherclient
Remove python-watcherclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-watcherclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-watcherclient
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-watcherclient package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
