How To Install kytos-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kytos-utils on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is kytos-utils
kytos-utils is:
Command line interface (cli) for Kytos SDN Platform.
With these utilities you can interact with Kytos daemon and manage Network Applications (NApps) on your controller.
There are three methods to install kytos-utils on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kytos-utils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kytos-utils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kytos-utils
Install kytos-utils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kytos-utils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kytos-utils
Install kytos-utils 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 kytos-utils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kytos-utils
How To Uninstall kytos-utils on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the kytos-utils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kytos-utils
Uninstall kytos-utils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kytos-utils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kytos-utils
Remove kytos-utils Configurations and Data
To remove kytos-utils configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kytos-utils
Remove kytos-utils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kytos-utils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kytos-utils
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kytos-utils package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
