How To Install swift-bench on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install swift-bench on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is swift-bench
swift-bench is:
Swift Bench is simple tool for benchmarking OpenStack Swift cluster
OpenStack Object Storage (code-named Swift) creates 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.
There are three methods to install swift-bench 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 swift-bench 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-bench using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install swift-bench
Install swift-bench Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install swift-bench using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install swift-bench
Install swift-bench 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-bench using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install swift-bench
How To Uninstall swift-bench on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the swift-bench package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove swift-bench
Uninstall swift-bench And Its Dependencies
To uninstall swift-bench and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove swift-bench
Remove swift-bench Configurations and Data
To remove swift-bench configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge swift-bench
Remove swift-bench configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove swift-bench configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge swift-bench
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install swift-bench package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
