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