How To Install neutron-api on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install neutron-api on Kali Linux.
What is neutron-api
neutron-api 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 Neutron API server.
There are three methods to install neutron-api on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install neutron-api Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install neutron-api using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install neutron-apiInstall neutron-api Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install neutron-api using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install neutron-apiInstall neutron-api Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install neutron-api using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install neutron-apiHow To Uninstall neutron-api on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the neutron-api package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove neutron-apiUninstall neutron-api And Its Dependencies
To uninstall neutron-api and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove neutron-apiRemove neutron-api Configurations and Data
To remove neutron-api configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge neutron-apiRemove neutron-api configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove neutron-api configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge neutron-apiDependencies
neutron-api have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install neutron-api package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
