How To Install vmware-nsx-common on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vmware-nsx-common on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is vmware-nsx-common
vmware-nsx-common 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 config files for the VMWare NSX plugin.
There are three methods to install vmware-nsx-common on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install vmware-nsx-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vmware-nsx-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vmware-nsx-common
Install vmware-nsx-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vmware-nsx-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vmware-nsx-common
Install vmware-nsx-common 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 vmware-nsx-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vmware-nsx-common
How To Uninstall vmware-nsx-common on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the vmware-nsx-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vmware-nsx-common
Uninstall vmware-nsx-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vmware-nsx-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vmware-nsx-common
Remove vmware-nsx-common Configurations and Data
To remove vmware-nsx-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vmware-nsx-common
Remove vmware-nsx-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vmware-nsx-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vmware-nsx-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vmware-nsx-common package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
