How To Install python3-vmware-nsx on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-vmware-nsx on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is python3-vmware-nsx
python3-vmware-nsx 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 3 files for the VMWare NSX plugin.
There are three methods to install python3-vmware-nsx 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-vmware-nsx 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-vmware-nsx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-vmware-nsx
Install python3-vmware-nsx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-vmware-nsx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-vmware-nsx
Install python3-vmware-nsx 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-vmware-nsx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-vmware-nsx
How To Uninstall python3-vmware-nsx on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the python3-vmware-nsx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-vmware-nsx
Uninstall python3-vmware-nsx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-vmware-nsx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-vmware-nsx
Remove python3-vmware-nsx Configurations and Data
To remove python3-vmware-nsx configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-vmware-nsx
Remove python3-vmware-nsx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-vmware-nsx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-vmware-nsx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-vmware-nsx package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
