How To Install python-zunclient on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zunclient on Ubuntu 18.04. python-zunclient is Client Library for interaction with the OpenStack Zun API

Introduction

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

What is python-zunclient

python-zunclient is:

Zun is a Container Management service for OpenStack. It aims to provide an OpenStack API for launching and managing containers backed by different container technologies.

This package provides the CLI and Python 2 module for interacting with the Zun API.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-zunclient

Install python-zunclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-zunclient

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-zunclient

How To Uninstall python-zunclient on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python-zunclient

Uninstall python-zunclient And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-zunclient

Remove python-zunclient Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-zunclient

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

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

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

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Summary

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