Install the prerequisite software and the Python package for each OpenStack client.
The following table lists the software that you need to have to run the command-line clients, and provides installation instructions as needed.
| Prerequisite | Description |
|---|---|
|
Python 2.6 or later |
Currently, the clients do not support Python 3. |
|
setuptools package |
Installed by default on Mac OS X. Many Linux distributions provide packages to make setuptools easy to install. Search your package manager for setuptools to find an installation package. If you cannot find one, download the setuptools package directly from http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools. The recommended way to install setuptools on Microsoft Windows is to follow the documentation provided on the setuptools website. Another option is to use the unofficial binary installer maintained by Christoph Gohlke (http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#setuptools). |
| pip package |
To install the clients on a Linux, Mac OS X, or Microsoft Windows system, use pip. It is easy to use, ensures that you get the latest version of the clients from the Python Package Index, and lets you update or remove the packages later on. Install pip through the package manager for your system: MacOS. # easy_install pip Microsoft Windows. Ensure that the
C:\>easy_install pip Another option is to use the unofficial binary installer provided by Christoph Gohlke (http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/#pip). Ubuntu 12.04/14.04. A packaged version enables you to use dpkg or aptitude to install the python-novaclient: # aptitude install python-novaclient Ubuntu and Debian. # aptitude install python-pip Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, or Fedora. A packaged version available in RDO enables you to use yum to install the clients, or you can install pip and use it to manage client installation: # yum install python-pip openSUSE 12.2 and earlier. A packaged version available in the Open Build Service enables you to use rpm or zypper to install the clients, or you can install pip and use it to manage client installation: # zypper install python-pip openSUSE 12.3 and later. A packaged version enables you to use rpm or zypper to install the clients. See the section called “Install the clients” |
When following the instructions in this section, replace
PROJECT with the lowercase
name of the client to install, such as
nova. Repeat for each client. The
following values are valid:
ceilometer- Telemetry APIcinder- Block Storage API and extensionsglance- Image Service APIheat- Orchestration APIkeystone- Identity service API and extensionsneutron- Networking APInova- Compute API and extensionsswift- Object Storage APItrove- Database Service API
The following example shows the command for installing
the nova client with
pip.
# pip install python-novaclient
Use pip to install the OpenStack clients on a Linux, Mac OS X, or Microsoft Windows system. It is easy to use and ensures that you get the latest version of the client from the Python Package Index. Also, pip enables you to update or remove a package.
Install each client separately by using the following command:
For Mac OS X or Linux:
# pip install python-
PROJECTclientFor Microsoft Windows:
C:\>pip install python-
PROJECTclient
RDO and openSUSE have client packages that can be
installed without pip.
On Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, or Fedora, use yum to install the clients from the packaged versions available in RDO:
# yum install python-PROJECTclientFor openSUSE, use rpm or zypper to install the clients from the packaged versions available in the Open Build Service:
# zypper install python-PROJECT