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