How to Install OpenStack on POP! OS Latest

OpenStack is a free and open-source software platform for cloud computing, mostly deployed as an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS). In this tutorial, you will learn how to install OpenStack on the latest version of POP! OS.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following prerequisites before you begin the installation:

• POP! OS Latest
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Stable internet connection

Step 1: Update Your System

Firstly, you need to update your system and installed packages to the latest version. Open a terminal and execute the following commands:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install OpenStack Dependencies

OpenStack requires several dependencies to be installed on your system. Run the following command to install these dependencies:

sudo apt install python3-dev python3-pip git libssl-dev libffi-dev gcc libpq-dev libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-dev qemu-kvm

Step 3: Install OpenStack

Next, you need to clone the OpenStack repository from GitHub. Run the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/openstack-dev/devstack.git

Then, navigate to the devstack directory using the following command:

cd devstack

The next step is to create a local.conf file. This file contains the configuration options for OpenStack. Run the following command to create a new local.conf file:

cp samples/local.conf local.conf

After that, open the local.conf file using a text editor of your choice:

nano local.conf

Then, paste the following configuration in the local.conf file:

[[local|localrc]]

# Passwords
ADMIN_PASSWORD=secret
DATABASE_PASSWORD=secret
RABBIT_PASSWORD=secret
SERVICE_PASSWORD=secret

# Services
ENABLED_SERVICES=key,n-api,n-cond,n-cpu,n-net,n-sch,n-novnc,g-api,g-reg,placement-api

# Logging
LOGFILE=$DEST/logs/stack.sh.log
VERBOSE=True

# Network Configuration
HOST_IP=127.0.0.1
FLAT_INTERFACE=eno1

Save and close the file.

Finally, run the following command to start the OpenStack installation process:

./stack.sh

The installation process may take a while depending on your system specifications and internet speed. Once the installation is complete, you should see a message indicating that the installation was successful.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install OpenStack on the latest version of POP! OS. You can now use OpenStack to create and manage your cloud infrastructure.

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