How To Install python3-searchlightclient on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-searchlightclient on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-searchlightclient is OpenStack Indexing and Search API Client Library - Python 3.x

Introduction

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

What is python3-searchlightclient

python3-searchlightclient is:

The Searchlight project provides indexing and search capabilities across OpenStack resources. Its goal is to achieve high performance and flexible querying combined with near real-time indexing.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-searchlightclient

Install python3-searchlightclient Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-searchlightclient

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-searchlightclient

How To Uninstall python3-searchlightclient on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-searchlightclient

Uninstall python3-searchlightclient And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-searchlightclient

Remove python3-searchlightclient Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-searchlightclient

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

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

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

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Summary

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