How To Install swift-container on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swift-container on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is swift-container
swift-container is:
OpenStack Object Storage (code-named Swift) is open source software for creating redundant, scalable object storage using clusters of standardized servers to store petabytes of accessible data. It is not a file system or real-time data storage system, but rather a long-term storage system for a more permanent type of static data that can be retrieved, leveraged, and then updated if necessary. Primary examples of data that best fit this type of storage model are virtual machine images, photo storage, email storage and backup archiving. Having no central “brain” or master point of control provides greater scalability, redundancy and permanence.
Objects are written to multiple hardware devices in the data center, with the OpenStack software responsible for ensuring data replication and integrity across the cluster. Storage clusters can scale horizontally by adding new nodes. Should a node fail, OpenStack works to replicate its content from other active nodes. Because OpenStack uses software logic to ensure data replication and distribution across different devices, inexpensive commodity hard drives and servers can be used in lieu of more expensive equipment.
This package provides the swift container server.
There are three methods to install swift-container 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 swift-container Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install swift-container using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install swift-container
Install swift-container Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install swift-container using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install swift-container
Install swift-container 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 swift-container using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install swift-container
How To Uninstall swift-container on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the swift-container package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove swift-container
Uninstall swift-container And Its Dependencies
To uninstall swift-container and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove swift-container
Remove swift-container Configurations and Data
To remove swift-container configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge swift-container
Remove swift-container configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove swift-container configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swift-container
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swift-container package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
