How To Install python3-vmdkstream on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-vmdkstream on Ubuntu.
What is python3-vmdkstream
python3-vmdkstream is:
This Python 3 module converts raw disk images to stream-optimized VMDK files for VMWare ESX/vSphere environment, and known to work on ESXi 4.1.
Its format is only useful if you are attempting to import virtual machines into ESX using the vSphere SOAP API and HTTP POST uploads of image files. (In which case, it is required.)
There are three methods to install python3-vmdkstream on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-vmdkstream Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-vmdkstream using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-vmdkstream
Install python3-vmdkstream Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-vmdkstream using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-vmdkstream
Install python3-vmdkstream 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 python3-vmdkstream using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-vmdkstream
How To Uninstall python3-vmdkstream on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-vmdkstream package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-vmdkstream
Uninstall python3-vmdkstream And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-vmdkstream and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-vmdkstream
Remove python3-vmdkstream Configurations and Data
To remove python3-vmdkstream configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-vmdkstream
Remove python3-vmdkstream configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-vmdkstream configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-vmdkstream
Dependencies
python3-vmdkstream have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-vmdkstream package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.