How To Install python-pyeos on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyeos on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyeos
python-pyeos is:
This package provides a Python API to connect to network devices running Arista EOS. It can retrieve several information, including interfaces, inventory or LLDP neighbors. It can also modify the current configuration and execute arbitrary commands.
There are three methods to install python-pyeos 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-pyeos 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-pyeos using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyeos
Install python-pyeos Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyeos using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyeos
Install python-pyeos 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-pyeos using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyeos
How To Uninstall python-pyeos on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyeos package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyeos
Uninstall python-pyeos And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyeos and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyeos
Remove python-pyeos Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyeos configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyeos
Remove python-pyeos configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyeos configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyeos
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyeos package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
