How To Install python-nemu on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nemu on Debian 9.
What is python-nemu
python-nemu is:
Nemu (Netwok EMUlator) is a small Python library to create emulated networks and run and test programs in them.
Different programs, or copies of the same program, can run in different emulated nodes, using only the emulated network to communicate, without ever noticing they all run in the same computer.
Nemu provides a very simple interface to create nodes, connect them arbitrarily with virtual interfaces, configure IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and routes, and start programs in the nodes. The virtual interfaces also support emulation of delays, loss, and reordering of packets, and bandwidth limitations.
More advanced configurations, like setting up netfilter (iptables) rules, starting VPN tunnels, routing daemons, etc, are simply supported by executing the appropriate commands in the emulated nodes, exactly as if they were executed in real machines in a real network.
You can even start interactive sessions by opening xterms on different nodes, Nemu has special support for forwarding X sessions to the emulated nodes.
There are three methods to install python-nemu 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-nemu 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-nemu using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-nemu
Install python-nemu Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-nemu using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-nemu
Install python-nemu 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-nemu using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-nemu
How To Uninstall python-nemu on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-nemu package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-nemu
Uninstall python-nemu And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-nemu and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-nemu
Remove python-nemu Configurations and Data
To remove python-nemu configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-nemu
Remove python-nemu configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-nemu configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-nemu
Dependencies
python-nemu have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-nemu package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
