How To Install python-napalm-base on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-napalm-base on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-napalm-base
python-napalm-base is:
NAPALM (Network Automation and Programmability Abstraction Layer with Multivendor support) is a Python library that implements a set of functions to interact with different router vendor devices using a unified API.
NAPALM supports several methods to connect to the devices, to manipulate configurations or to retrieve data.
This module provides the base package needed by all drivers but does nothing on its own.
There are three methods to install python-napalm-base 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-napalm-base 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-napalm-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-napalm-base
Install python-napalm-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-napalm-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-napalm-base
Install python-napalm-base 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-napalm-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-napalm-base
How To Uninstall python-napalm-base on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-napalm-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-napalm-base
Uninstall python-napalm-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-napalm-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-napalm-base
Remove python-napalm-base Configurations and Data
To remove python-napalm-base configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-napalm-base
Remove python-napalm-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-napalm-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-napalm-base
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-napalm-base package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
