How To Install python3-pyfg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyfg on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pyfg is Python API for Fortinets Fortigate firewalls (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyfg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-pyfg

python3-pyfg is:

This package provides a Python API to connect to FortiGate network firewalls from Fortinet. It can retrieve several information, including interfaces and inventory. It can also modify the current configuration and execute arbitrary commands.

This package contains the Python 3 version.

There are three methods to install python3-pyfg on Ubuntu 18.04. 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-pyfg 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-pyfg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyfg

Install python3-pyfg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyfg

Install python3-pyfg 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-pyfg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyfg

How To Uninstall python3-pyfg on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyfg

Uninstall python3-pyfg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pyfg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyfg

Remove python3-pyfg Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pyfg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyfg

Remove python3-pyfg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyfg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyfg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.