How To Install yangcli on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install yangcli on Ubuntu 20.04. yangcli is NETCONF/YANG command line client application

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yangcli on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is yangcli

yangcli is:

The NETCONF protocol and the YANG modeling language provide a framework for the exchange of management information between agents (servers) and clients.

The yuma123 yangcli application allows the user to issue NETCONF requests to agents according to the specific YANG models of the agents.

There are three methods to install yangcli 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 yangcli Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install yangcli

Install yangcli Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install yangcli using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install yangcli

Install yangcli 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 yangcli using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yangcli

How To Uninstall yangcli on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the yangcli package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yangcli

Uninstall yangcli And Its Dependencies

To uninstall yangcli and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yangcli

Remove yangcli Configurations and Data

To remove yangcli configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge yangcli

Remove yangcli configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yangcli

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install yangcli package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.