How To Install python-pyvmomi on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyvmomi on Debian 9. python-pyvmomi is VMware vSphere Python SDK - Python 2.x

Introduction

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

What is python-pyvmomi

python-pyvmomi is:

pyVmomi is the Python SDK for the VMware vSphere API that allows you to automate actions on VMware ESX, ESXi, and vCenter servers.

This package contains the Python 2.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyvmomi

Install python-pyvmomi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyvmomi

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyvmomi

How To Uninstall python-pyvmomi on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pyvmomi

Uninstall python-pyvmomi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyvmomi

Remove python-pyvmomi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyvmomi

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pyvmomi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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