OpenStack packages for Ubuntu¶
Ubuntu releases OpenStack with each Ubuntu release. Ubuntu LTS releases are provided every two years. OpenStack packages from interim releases of Ubuntu are made available to the prior Ubuntu LTS via the Ubuntu Cloud Archive.
Note
The archive enablement described here needs to be done on all nodes that run OpenStack services.
Archive Enablement¶
OpenStack 2025.1 Epoxy for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS:
# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:epoxy
OpenStack 2024.2 Dalmatian for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS:
# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:dalmatian
OpenStack 2024.1 Caracal for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS:
OpenStack Caracal is available by default using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
OpenStack 2024.1 Caracal for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:caracal
OpenStack 2023.2 Bobcat for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:bobcat
OpenStack 2023.1 Antelope for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:antelope
OpenStack Zed for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:zed
OpenStack Yoga for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
OpenStack Yoga is available by default using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
Note
For a full list of supported Ubuntu OpenStack releases, see “Ubuntu OpenStack release cycle” at https://www.ubuntu.com/about/release-cycle.
Sample Installation¶
For example, Nova service can be installed on compute or control node as follows:
# apt install nova-compute
Client Installation¶
The openstack client is the CLI for openstack operations and is installed as follows:
# apt install python3-openstackclient