How To Install python-gtextfsm on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gtextfsm on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-gtextfsm
python-gtextfsm is:
This Python module implements a template based state machine for parsing semi-formatted text. Originally developed to allow programmatic access to information returned from the command line interface (CLI) of networking devices.
There are three methods to install python-gtextfsm on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-gtextfsm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gtextfsm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-gtextfsm
Install python-gtextfsm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gtextfsm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-gtextfsm
Install python-gtextfsm Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-gtextfsm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-gtextfsm
How To Uninstall python-gtextfsm on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-gtextfsm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-gtextfsm
Uninstall python-gtextfsm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-gtextfsm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-gtextfsm
Remove python-gtextfsm Configurations and Data
To remove python-gtextfsm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-gtextfsm
Remove python-gtextfsm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-gtextfsm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-gtextfsm
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-gtextfsm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
