How to Install and Uninstall rax-nova-agent Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "rax-nova-agent" package

This tutorial shows how to install rax-nova-agent on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "rax-nova-agent" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall rax-nova-agent on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rax-nova-agent package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: rax-nova-agent
Architecture: all
Version: 2.1.18-0ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: python
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 32
Provides: openstack-guest-agents
Depends: python3:any, python3-novaagent, cloud-init
Suggests: xe-guest-utilities
Breaks: rax-openstack-guest-agents (<< 2)
Replaces: rax-openstack-guest-agents (<< 2)
Filename: pool/main/r/rax-nova-agent/rax-nova-agent_2.1.18-0ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 3976
MD5sum: 20a7d9363f46a8dbecf8d2d2dbe604ec
SHA1: fe0be62e1af31a5861af012f53b1b7862671f753
SHA256: 4b2d809cd94663b193e6f3138bd6d65ebe95c6947075f1e02eb2b8ffaac0975c
SHA512: a918fc504f74fb2bbd54c6c207d323566eb832efdfb5ccaaa821022657fbd2397cd4fc7adfa8fabe0cd280bf558c944bd2309c4997b9a2b6009e7d650687a413
Homepage: https://github.com/Rackspace-DOT/nova-agent
Description-en: Rackspace Public Cloud Guest Agent
Required tooling for hypervisor communication with Rackspace Public Cloud.
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Note that this package is not for general use, it is expected to work only
in Rackspace's network.
Description-md5: 96f1282ff28290ebfe01760133aab1ca