How To Install python3-os-xenapi on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-os-xenapi on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-os-xenapi is Python library for Nova Xenapi driver (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-os-xenapi

python3-os-xenapi is:

XenAPI library for OpenStack projects

This package installs the library for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-os-xenapi 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-os-xenapi 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-os-xenapi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-os-xenapi

Install python3-os-xenapi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-os-xenapi

Install python3-os-xenapi 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-os-xenapi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-os-xenapi

How To Uninstall python3-os-xenapi on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-os-xenapi

Uninstall python3-os-xenapi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-os-xenapi

Remove python3-os-xenapi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-os-xenapi

Remove python3-os-xenapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-os-xenapi

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Summary

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