How To Install python-netaddr on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netaddr on Debian 9.
What is python-netaddr
python-netaddr is:
netaddr is a Python library for the manipulation of various common network address notations and representations.
It takes the hassle out of fiddling with enumerable variations of network addresses presenting a consistent, extensible, easy-to-use and (above all) Pythonic API.
With it you can validate, convert, categorise, iterate, generate, slice (and dice):
- MAC (Media Access Control)
- IEEE EUI-48 and EUI-64
- IP version 4
- IP version 6
- CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing)
This is the Python 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-netaddr 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-netaddr 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-netaddr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-netaddr
Install python-netaddr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-netaddr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-netaddr
Install python-netaddr 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-netaddr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-netaddr
How To Uninstall python-netaddr on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-netaddr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-netaddr
Uninstall python-netaddr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-netaddr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-netaddr
Remove python-netaddr Configurations and Data
To remove python-netaddr configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-netaddr
Remove python-netaddr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-netaddr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-netaddr
Dependencies
python-netaddr have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netaddr package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.