How To Install python-netaddr on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netaddr on Debian 9. python-netaddr is manipulation of various common network address notations (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netaddr on Debian 9.

What is python-netaddr

python-netaddr is:

netaddr is a Python library for the manipulation of various common network address notations and representations.

It takes the hassle out of fiddling with enumerable variations of network addresses presenting a consistent, extensible, easy-to-use and (above all) Pythonic API.

With it you can validate, convert, categorise, iterate, generate, slice (and dice):

  • MAC (Media Access Control)
  • IEEE EUI-48 and EUI-64
  • IP version 4
  • IP version 6
  • CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing)

This is the Python 2 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python-netaddr 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-netaddr 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-netaddr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-netaddr

Install python-netaddr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-netaddr using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-netaddr

Install python-netaddr 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-netaddr using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-netaddr

How To Uninstall python-netaddr on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-netaddr package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-netaddr

Uninstall python-netaddr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-netaddr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-netaddr

Remove python-netaddr Configurations and Data

To remove python-netaddr configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-netaddr

Remove python-netaddr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-netaddr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-netaddr

Dependencies

python-netaddr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netaddr package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.