How To Install python-networking-odl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-networking-odl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-networking-odl
python-networking-odl is:
Neutron is a virtual network service for Openstack, and a part of Netstack. Just like OpenStack Nova provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual servers, Neutron provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual networks. These networks connect “interfaces” from other OpenStack services (e.g., virtual NICs from Nova VMs). The Neutron API supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities (e.g., QoS, ACLs, network monitoring, etc.)
This package provides the OpenDayLight mechanism driver for Neutron.
There are three methods to install python-networking-odl 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-odl 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-odl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-networking-odl
Install python-networking-odl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-networking-odl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-networking-odl
Install python-networking-odl 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-odl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-networking-odl
How To Uninstall python-networking-odl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-networking-odl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-networking-odl
Uninstall python-networking-odl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-networking-odl 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-odl
Remove python-networking-odl Configurations and Data
To remove python-networking-odl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-networking-odl
Remove python-networking-odl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-networking-odl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-networking-odl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-networking-odl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
