How To Install python-zenoss on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zenoss on Debian 9.
What is python-zenoss
python-zenoss is:
zenoss is a Python module that allows you to interact with a Zenoss installation thru its JSON APIs.
This package contains the Python 2 version of zenoss.
There are three methods to install python-zenoss 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-zenoss 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-zenoss using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-zenoss
Install python-zenoss Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-zenoss using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-zenoss
Install python-zenoss 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-zenoss using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-zenoss
How To Uninstall python-zenoss on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-zenoss package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-zenoss
Uninstall python-zenoss And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-zenoss and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-zenoss
Remove python-zenoss Configurations and Data
To remove python-zenoss configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-zenoss
Remove python-zenoss configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-zenoss configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-zenoss
Dependencies
python-zenoss have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-zenoss package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
