How To Install python-hpilo on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hpilo on Debian 9.
What is python-hpilo
python-hpilo is:
This module will make it easy for you to access the Integrated Lights Out management interface of your HP hardware. It supports RILOE II, iLO, iLO 2, iLO 3 and iLO 4. It uses the XML interface or hponcfg to access and change the iLO.
There are three methods to install python-hpilo on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-hpilo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-hpilo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-hpilo
Install python-hpilo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-hpilo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-hpilo
Install python-hpilo 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 python-hpilo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-hpilo
How To Uninstall python-hpilo on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-hpilo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-hpilo
Uninstall python-hpilo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-hpilo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-hpilo
Remove python-hpilo Configurations and Data
To remove python-hpilo configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-hpilo
Remove python-hpilo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-hpilo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-hpilo
Dependencies
python-hpilo have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-hpilo package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.