How To Install python-networking-sfc on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-networking-sfc on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-networking-sfc
python-networking-sfc is:
Neutron provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual networks. These networks connect “interfaces” from other OpenStack services (such as vNICs from Nova VMs). The Neutron API supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities, including QoS, ACLs, and network monitoring.
This package provides the Python files for the Service Function Chaining (SFC) extension.
There are three methods to install python-networking-sfc 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-networking-sfc 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-networking-sfc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-networking-sfc
Install python-networking-sfc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-networking-sfc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-networking-sfc
Install python-networking-sfc 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-networking-sfc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-networking-sfc
How To Uninstall python-networking-sfc on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-networking-sfc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-networking-sfc
Uninstall python-networking-sfc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-networking-sfc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-networking-sfc
Remove python-networking-sfc Configurations and Data
To remove python-networking-sfc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-networking-sfc
Remove python-networking-sfc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-networking-sfc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-networking-sfc
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-networking-sfc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
