How To Install python-pyiosxr on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyiosxr on Debian 9. python-pyiosxr is Python API to interact with network devices running Cisco IOS-XR

Introduction

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

What is python-pyiosxr

python-pyiosxr is:

This package provides a Python API to connect to network devices running Cisco IOS-XR. It can retrieve several information like interfaces. It can also modify the current configuration and execute arbitrary commands.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyiosxr

Install python-pyiosxr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyiosxr

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyiosxr

How To Uninstall python-pyiosxr on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyiosxr

Uninstall python-pyiosxr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyiosxr

Remove python-pyiosxr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyiosxr

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pyiosxr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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