How To Install python3-tempest on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install python3-tempest

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is python3-tempest and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install python3-tempest on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install python3-tempest using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install python3-tempest using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-tempest

Install python3-tempest using apt

Because python3-tempest is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install python3-tempest using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-tempest

Install python3-tempest 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 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install python3-tempest by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-tempest

How to upgrade (update) a single package python3-tempest using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the python3-tempest, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install python3-tempest

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install python3-tempest

How To Uninstall python3-tempest from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the python3-tempest package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-tempest

Uninstall python3-tempest and all its dependencies

To uninstall python3-tempest and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-tempest

Remove python3-tempest with all configurations and data

To remove python3-tempest configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-tempest

Remove python3-tempest completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to python3-tempest package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-tempest

Extra info and code examples

Tempest is a set of integration tests to be run against a live Openstack cluster in order to make sure that all components are working as expected. Tempest will start and stop virtual machine in order to check that your cloud is working as expected. This package provides the Python 3.x module.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install python3-tempest using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the python3-tempest from Ubuntu 22.04.

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