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Make the details around how to install the swiftclient better
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@@ -10,15 +10,27 @@ The Swift client is a Python client to access Swift (Object Storage) API. It has
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You can find more information from the [Python Swift client website](https://opendev.org/openstack/python-swiftclient).
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Before you start, you'll want to make sure you've followed the [OpenStack CLI tutorial]({{ site.baseurl }}/openstack-cli)
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to ensure you have the base OpenStack tools already installed.
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### Installation
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We assume you use Ubuntu 19.04 and python3 to install the Swift Python client.
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If you're on Ubuntu Linux, you can install the package version of the Swift client:
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```
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sudo apt update
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sudo apt install python3-swiftclient
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```
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For other platforms, you could installing with Python package manager (`pip`) instead:
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```
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pip install python-swiftclient python-keystoneclient
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```
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Make sure you've followed the [OpenStack CLIs tutorial]({{ site.baseurl }}/openstack-cli/02-openstack-client)
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to set up your pip environment first though.
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### Set up Login Credentials
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Before you can start, you need to setup the login details.

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