How To Install python-napalm-iosxr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-napalm-iosxr
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-napalm-iosxr
python-napalm-iosxr 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 Cisco IOS-XR-based devices.
There are three methods to install python-napalm-iosxr
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-iosxr 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-iosxr
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-napalm-iosxr
Install python-napalm-iosxr Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-napalm-iosxr
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-napalm-iosxr
Install python-napalm-iosxr 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-iosxr
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-napalm-iosxr
How To Uninstall python-napalm-iosxr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-napalm-iosxr
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-napalm-iosxr
Uninstall python-napalm-iosxr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-napalm-iosxr
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-iosxr
Remove python-napalm-iosxr Configurations and Data
To remove python-napalm-iosxr
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-napalm-iosxr
Remove python-napalm-iosxr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-napalm-iosxr
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-napalm-iosxr
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-napalm-iosxr
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.