How To Install python-napalm-fortios on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-napalm-fortios on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-napalm-fortios
python-napalm-fortios is:
NAPALM (Network Automation and Programmability Abstraction Layer with Multivendor support) is a Python library that implements a set of functions to interact with different router vendor devices using a unified API.
NAPALM supports several methods to connect to the devices, to manipulate configurations or to retrieve data.
This module provides support for Fortinet FortiOS-based devices.
There are three methods to install python-napalm-fortios 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 python-napalm-fortios 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-napalm-fortios using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-napalm-fortios
Install python-napalm-fortios Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-napalm-fortios using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-napalm-fortios
Install python-napalm-fortios 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 python-napalm-fortios using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-napalm-fortios
How To Uninstall python-napalm-fortios on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-napalm-fortios package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-napalm-fortios
Uninstall python-napalm-fortios And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-napalm-fortios and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-napalm-fortios
Remove python-napalm-fortios Configurations and Data
To remove python-napalm-fortios configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-napalm-fortios
Remove python-napalm-fortios configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-napalm-fortios configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-napalm-fortios
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-napalm-fortios package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
