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