How To Install designate-api on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install designate-api on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is designate-api
designate-api 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 REST API server.
There are three methods to install designate-api 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-api 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-api using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install designate-api
Install designate-api Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install designate-api using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install designate-api
Install designate-api 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-api using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install designate-api
How To Uninstall designate-api on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the designate-api package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove designate-api
Uninstall designate-api And Its Dependencies
To uninstall designate-api and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove designate-api
Remove designate-api Configurations and Data
To remove designate-api configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge designate-api
Remove designate-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove designate-api configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge designate-api
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install designate-api package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
