How To Install python-netmiko on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netmiko on Ubuntu 18.04. python-netmiko is multi-vendor library for SSH connections to network devices - Python 2.X

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netmiko on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-netmiko

python-netmiko is:

This library simplifies Paramiko SSH connections to network devices. It provides support for the following devices:

  • Cisco IOS
  • Cisco IOS-XE
  • Cisco ASA
  • Cisco NX-OS
  • Cisco IOS-XR
  • Cisco WLC (limited testing)
  • Arista vEOS
  • HP ProCurve
  • HP Comware (limited testing)
  • Juniper Junos
  • Brocade VDX (limited testing)
  • F5 LTM (experimental)
  • Huawei (limited testing)
  • A10 (limited testing)
  • Avaya ERS (limited testing)
  • Avaya VSP (limited testing)
  • Dell-Force10 DNOS9 (limited testing)
  • OVS (experimental)
  • Enterasys (experimental)
  • Extreme (experiemental)
  • Fortinet (experimental)
  • Alcatel-Lucent SR-OS (experimental)

This package includes the module for Python 2.x.

There are three methods to install python-netmiko 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-netmiko 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-netmiko using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-netmiko

Install python-netmiko Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-netmiko using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-netmiko

Install python-netmiko 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-netmiko using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-netmiko

How To Uninstall python-netmiko on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-netmiko package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-netmiko

Uninstall python-netmiko And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-netmiko and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-netmiko

Remove python-netmiko Configurations and Data

To remove python-netmiko configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-netmiko

Remove python-netmiko configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-netmiko configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-netmiko

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-netmiko package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.