How To Install python3-os-ken on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-os-ken on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-os-ken is Component based SDN framework for OpenStack

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-os-ken on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-os-ken

python3-os-ken is:

os-ken is a component-based software defined networking framework. os-ken provides software components with well defined API that make it easy for developers to create new network management and control applications. os-ken supports various protocols for managing network devices, such as OpenFlow, Netconf, OF-config, etc. os-ken supports fully 1.0, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and Nicira Extensions for OpenFlow.

os-ken is a fork of the Ryu library tailored for OpenStack Neutron.

This package contains the Python 3 module.

There are three methods to install python3-os-ken 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-os-ken 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-os-ken using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-os-ken

Install python3-os-ken Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-os-ken

Install python3-os-ken 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-os-ken using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-os-ken

How To Uninstall python3-os-ken on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the python3-os-ken package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-os-ken

Uninstall python3-os-ken And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-os-ken

Remove python3-os-ken Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-os-ken

Remove python3-os-ken configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-os-ken

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Summary

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