How To Install python3-pyroute2.nftables on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyroute2.nftables on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-pyroute2.nftables is Python3 Netlink library - nftables

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyroute2.nftables on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-pyroute2.nftables

python3-pyroute2.nftables is:

Pyroute2 is a pure Python netlink and Linux network configuration library. It requires only Python stdlib, no 3rd party libraries. Later it can change, but the deps tree will remain as simple, as it is possible.

This package contains the nftables module of Pyroute 2.

There are three methods to install python3-pyroute2.nftables 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-pyroute2.nftables 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-pyroute2.nftables using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyroute2.nftables

Install python3-pyroute2.nftables Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyroute2.nftables using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pyroute2.nftables

Install python3-pyroute2.nftables 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-pyroute2.nftables using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyroute2.nftables

How To Uninstall python3-pyroute2.nftables on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the python3-pyroute2.nftables package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyroute2.nftables

Uninstall python3-pyroute2.nftables And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pyroute2.nftables and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyroute2.nftables

Remove python3-pyroute2.nftables Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pyroute2.nftables configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyroute2.nftables

Remove python3-pyroute2.nftables configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pyroute2.nftables configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyroute2.nftables

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyroute2.nftables package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.