How To Install python-pypureomapi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pypureomapi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pypureomapi
python-pypureomapi is:
This module grew out of frustration about pyomapi and later pyomapic. The extension modules mentioned can be used to query the ISC DHCP server for information about leases. pyomapic does this job using swig and the static library provided with ISC DHCP. It leaks and has basically no error checking. Adding error checking later turned out to be a maintenance hell with swig, so a pure Python implementation for omapi, pypureomapi was born. It can mostly be used as a drop-in replacement for pyomapic. This is the py2 version of the module.
There are three methods to install python-pypureomapi 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-pypureomapi 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-pypureomapi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pypureomapi
Install python-pypureomapi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pypureomapi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pypureomapi
Install python-pypureomapi 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-pypureomapi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pypureomapi
How To Uninstall python-pypureomapi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pypureomapi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pypureomapi
Uninstall python-pypureomapi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pypureomapi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pypureomapi
Remove python-pypureomapi Configurations and Data
To remove python-pypureomapi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pypureomapi
Remove python-pypureomapi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pypureomapi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pypureomapi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pypureomapi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.