How To Install python3-networking-odl on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networking-odl on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-networking-odl is OpenStack Networking OpenDayLight ML2 mechanism driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networking-odl on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-networking-odl

python3-networking-odl is:

Neutron is a virtual network service for Openstack, and a part of Netstack. Just like OpenStack Nova provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual servers, Neutron provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual networks. These networks connect “interfaces” from other OpenStack services (e.g., virtual NICs from Nova VMs). The Neutron API supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities (e.g., QoS, ACLs, network monitoring, etc.)

This package provides the Python 3 module for the OpenDayLight mechanism driver for Neutron.

There are three methods to install python3-networking-odl on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-networking-odl 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-odl using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install python3-networking-odl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-networking-odl

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-networking-odl

How To Uninstall python3-networking-odl on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-networking-odl

Uninstall python3-networking-odl And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-networking-odl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

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

Remove python3-networking-odl Configurations and Data

To remove python3-networking-odl configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networking-odl package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.