How To Install python3-rgw on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rgw on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-rgw is Python 3 libraries for the Ceph librgw library

Introduction

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

What is python3-rgw

python3-rgw is:

Ceph is a massively scalable, open-source, distributed storage system that runs on commodity hardware and delivers object, block and file system storage.

This package contains Python 3 libraries for interacting with Ceph’s RGW library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-rgw

Install python3-rgw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-rgw

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-rgw

How To Uninstall python3-rgw on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-rgw

Uninstall python3-rgw And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-rgw

Remove python3-rgw Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-rgw

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

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

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

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Summary

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