How To Install designate-agent on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install designate-agent on Ubuntu 18.04. designate-agent is OpenStack DNS as a Service - agent

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install designate-agent on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is designate-agent

designate-agent is:

Designate provides DNSaaS services for OpenStack. It provides a multi-tenant REST API for domain & record management. It is Integrated with Keystone for authentication, and provides a framework in place to integrate with Nova and Neutron notifications (for auto-generated records). Designate supports PowerDNS and Bind9 out of the box.

This package provides the agent.

There are three methods to install designate-agent 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 designate-agent Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install designate-agent using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install designate-agent

Install designate-agent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install designate-agent

Install designate-agent 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 designate-agent using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install designate-agent

How To Uninstall designate-agent on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the designate-agent package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove designate-agent

Uninstall designate-agent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove designate-agent

Remove designate-agent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge designate-agent

Remove designate-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge designate-agent

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Summary

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