How To Install zvmcloudconnector-common 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 zvmcloudconnector-common on Ubuntu.
What is zvmcloudconnector-common
zvmcloudconnector-common is:
z/VM cloud connector is a development SDK for managing z/VM. It provides a set of APIs to operate z/VM including guest, image, network, volume etc.
Just like os-win for nova hyperv driver and oslo.vmware for nova vmware driver, z/VM cloud connector (zVMCloudConnector) is for nova z/VM driver and other z/VM related openstack drivers such as neutron, ceilometer.
This package contains common files.
There are three methods to install zvmcloudconnector-common 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 zvmcloudconnector-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 zvmcloudconnector-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install zvmcloudconnector-common
Install zvmcloudconnector-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install zvmcloudconnector-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install zvmcloudconnector-common
Install zvmcloudconnector-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 zvmcloudconnector-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install zvmcloudconnector-common
How To Uninstall zvmcloudconnector-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the zvmcloudconnector-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove zvmcloudconnector-common
Uninstall zvmcloudconnector-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall zvmcloudconnector-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove zvmcloudconnector-common
Remove zvmcloudconnector-common Configurations and Data
To remove zvmcloudconnector-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge zvmcloudconnector-common
Remove zvmcloudconnector-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove zvmcloudconnector-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge zvmcloudconnector-common
Dependencies
zvmcloudconnector-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install zvmcloudconnector-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.