How To Install python3-gnocchiclient on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gnocchiclient on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-gnocchiclient is bindings to the OpenStack Gnocchi API - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gnocchiclient on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-gnocchiclient

python3-gnocchiclient is:

This is a client for OpenStack gnocchi API. There’s a Python API (the gnocchiclient module), and a command-line script. Each implements the entire OpenStack Gnocchi API.

Gnocchi is a service for managing a set of resources and storing metrics about them, in a scalable and resilient way. Its functionalities are exposed over an HTTP REST API.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-gnocchiclient 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 python3-gnocchiclient Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gnocchiclient using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gnocchiclient

Install python3-gnocchiclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gnocchiclient using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-gnocchiclient

Install python3-gnocchiclient 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 python3-gnocchiclient using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gnocchiclient

How To Uninstall python3-gnocchiclient on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-gnocchiclient package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-gnocchiclient

Uninstall python3-gnocchiclient And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-gnocchiclient and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gnocchiclient

Remove python3-gnocchiclient Configurations and Data

To remove python3-gnocchiclient configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gnocchiclient

Remove python3-gnocchiclient configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-gnocchiclient configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gnocchiclient

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gnocchiclient package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.