How To Install python-pynag on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pynag on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pynag
python-pynag is:
The main goal of this project is to provide a Python tool for pragmatically handling Nagios configuration file maintenance, and plugin development.
There are three methods to install python-pynag 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-pynag 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-pynag using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pynag
Install python-pynag Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pynag using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pynag
Install python-pynag 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-pynag using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pynag
How To Uninstall python-pynag on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pynag package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pynag
Uninstall python-pynag And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pynag and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pynag
Remove python-pynag Configurations and Data
To remove python-pynag configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pynag
Remove python-pynag configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pynag configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pynag
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pynag package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
