How To Install clustershell on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install clustershell on Ubuntu 20.04. clustershell is Distributed shell that provides an efficient Python interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install clustershell on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is clustershell

clustershell is:

Event-based Python library to execute commands on local or distant cluster nodes in parallel depending on the selected engine and worker mechanisms.

The library provides also advanced nodeset handling methods. Its goal is to improve the administration of cluster by providing a lightweight but scalable API for developers.

There are three methods to install clustershell on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install clustershell Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install clustershell

Install clustershell Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install clustershell using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install clustershell

Install clustershell 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 clustershell using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install clustershell

How To Uninstall clustershell on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the clustershell package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove clustershell

Uninstall clustershell And Its Dependencies

To uninstall clustershell and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove clustershell

Remove clustershell Configurations and Data

To remove clustershell configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge clustershell

Remove clustershell configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge clustershell

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install clustershell package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.