Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install senlin-engine on Kali Linux.
What is senlin-engine
senlin-engine is:
Senlin is a clustering service for OpenStack clouds. It creates and operates
clusters of homogeneous objects exposed by other OpenStack services. The goal
is to make the orchestration of collections of similar objects easier.
Senlin provides RESTful APIs to users so that they can associate various
policies to a cluster. Sample policies include placement policy, load
balancing policy, health policy, scaling policy, update policy and so on.
Senlin is designed to be capable of managing different types of objects. An
object’s lifecycle is managed using profile type implementations, which are
themselves plugins.
This package provides the engine daemon.
There are three methods to install senlin-engine on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install senlin-engine Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install senlin-engine using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install senlin-engineInstall senlin-engine Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install senlin-engine using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install senlin-engineInstall senlin-engine Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install senlin-engine using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install senlin-engine
How To Uninstall senlin-engine on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the senlin-engine package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove senlin-engine
Uninstall senlin-engine And Its Dependencies
To uninstall senlin-engine and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove senlin-engine
Remove senlin-engine Configurations and Data
To remove senlin-engine configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge senlin-engine
Remove senlin-engine configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove senlin-engine configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge senlin-engine
Dependencies
senlin-engine have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install senlin-engine package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
