How To Install python-napalm-ios on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-napalm-ios on Debian 9.
What is python-napalm-ios
python-napalm-ios 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 support for Cisco IOS-based devices.
There are three methods to install python-napalm-ios on Debian 9. 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-ios 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-ios using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-napalm-ios
Install python-napalm-ios Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-napalm-ios using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-napalm-ios
Install python-napalm-ios 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-napalm-ios using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-napalm-ios
How To Uninstall python-napalm-ios on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-napalm-ios package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-napalm-ios
Uninstall python-napalm-ios And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-napalm-ios and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-napalm-ios
Remove python-napalm-ios Configurations and Data
To remove python-napalm-ios configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-napalm-ios
Remove python-napalm-ios configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-napalm-ios configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-napalm-ios
Dependencies
python-napalm-ios have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-napalm-ios package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
