How To Install ironic-neutron-agent on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ironic-neutron-agent on Debian 12.
What is ironic-neutron-agent
ironic-neutron-agent 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 Ironic agent.
There are three methods to install ironic-neutron-agent on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ironic-neutron-agent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ironic-neutron-agent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ironic-neutron-agent
Install ironic-neutron-agent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ironic-neutron-agent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ironic-neutron-agent
Install ironic-neutron-agent 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ironic-neutron-agent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ironic-neutron-agent
How To Uninstall ironic-neutron-agent on Debian 12
To uninstall only the ironic-neutron-agent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ironic-neutron-agent
Uninstall ironic-neutron-agent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ironic-neutron-agent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ironic-neutron-agent
Remove ironic-neutron-agent Configurations and Data
To remove ironic-neutron-agent configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ironic-neutron-agent
Remove ironic-neutron-agent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ironic-neutron-agent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ironic-neutron-agent
Dependencies
ironic-neutron-agent have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ironic-neutron-agent package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
