How To Install python-ncclient-doc on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ncclient-doc on Debian 10.
What is python-ncclient-doc
python-ncclient-doc is:
ncclient is a Python library that facilitates client-side scripting and application development around the NETCONF protocol.
NETCONF (Network Configuration Protocol) provides mechanisms to install, manipulate, and delete the configuration of network devices. Its operations are realized on top of a simple remote procedure call (RPC) layer.
The NETCONF protocol uses an Extensible Markup Language (XML) based data encoding for the configuration data as well as the protocol messages.
This package provides the documentation of the library.
There are three methods to install python-ncclient-doc on Debian 10. 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-ncclient-doc 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-ncclient-doc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-ncclient-doc
Install python-ncclient-doc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-ncclient-doc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-ncclient-doc
Install python-ncclient-doc 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-ncclient-doc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-ncclient-doc
How To Uninstall python-ncclient-doc on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-ncclient-doc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-ncclient-doc
Uninstall python-ncclient-doc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-ncclient-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-ncclient-doc
Remove python-ncclient-doc Configurations and Data
To remove python-ncclient-doc configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-ncclient-doc
Remove python-ncclient-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-ncclient-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-ncclient-doc
Dependencies
python-ncclient-doc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-ncclient-doc package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.