How To Install python-networking-arista on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-networking-arista on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-networking-arista
python-networking-arista is:
Neutron provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual networks. These networks connect “interfaces” from other OpenStack services (such as vNICs from Nova VMs). The Neutron API supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities, including QoS, ACLs, and network monitoring.
This package provides the Python files for the Arista plugin.
There are three methods to install python-networking-arista 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-networking-arista 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-networking-arista using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-networking-arista
Install python-networking-arista Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-networking-arista using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-networking-arista
Install python-networking-arista 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-networking-arista using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-networking-arista
How To Uninstall python-networking-arista on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-networking-arista package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-networking-arista
Uninstall python-networking-arista And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-networking-arista and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-networking-arista
Remove python-networking-arista Configurations and Data
To remove python-networking-arista configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-networking-arista
Remove python-networking-arista configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-networking-arista configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-networking-arista
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-networking-arista package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
