How To Install python3-networking-l2gw on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-networking-l2gw on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-networking-l2gw is OpenStack virtual network service - L2 gateway extension

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networking-l2gw on Debian 10.

What is python3-networking-l2gw

python3-networking-l2gw is:

Neutron provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual networks. These networks connect “interfaces” from other OpenStack services (such as vNICs from Nova VMs). The Neutron API supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities, including QoS, ACLs, and network monitoring.

This package provides the Python files for the Layer 2 gateway extension.

There are three methods to install python3-networking-l2gw on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-networking-l2gw Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-networking-l2gw using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-networking-l2gw

Install python3-networking-l2gw Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-networking-l2gw using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-networking-l2gw

Install python3-networking-l2gw 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 python3-networking-l2gw using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-networking-l2gw

How To Uninstall python3-networking-l2gw on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python3-networking-l2gw package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-networking-l2gw

Uninstall python3-networking-l2gw And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-networking-l2gw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-networking-l2gw

Remove python3-networking-l2gw Configurations and Data

To remove python3-networking-l2gw configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-networking-l2gw

Remove python3-networking-l2gw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-networking-l2gw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-networking-l2gw

Dependencies

python3-networking-l2gw have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networking-l2gw package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.