How To Install python3-osc-lib on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-osc-lib on Debian 9. python3-osc-lib is OpenStackClient Library - Python 3.x

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-osc-lib on Debian 9.

What is python3-osc-lib

python3-osc-lib is:

OpenStackClient (aka OSC) is a command-line client for OpenStack. osc-lib is a package of common support modules for writing OSC plugins.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-osc-lib on Debian 9. 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-osc-lib 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-osc-lib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-osc-lib

Install python3-osc-lib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-osc-lib

Install python3-osc-lib 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-osc-lib

How To Uninstall python3-osc-lib on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-osc-lib

Uninstall python3-osc-lib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-osc-lib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-osc-lib

Remove python3-osc-lib Configurations and Data

To remove python3-osc-lib configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-osc-lib

Remove python3-osc-lib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-osc-lib

Dependencies

python3-osc-lib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-osc-lib package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.