How To Install python-pyiosxr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyiosxr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyiosxr
python-pyiosxr is:
This package provides a Python API to connect to network devices running Cisco IOS-XR. It can retrieve several information like interfaces. It can also modify the current configuration and execute arbitrary commands.
This package contains the Python 2 version.
There are three methods to install python-pyiosxr 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-pyiosxr 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-pyiosxr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyiosxr
Install python-pyiosxr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyiosxr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyiosxr
Install python-pyiosxr 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-pyiosxr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyiosxr
How To Uninstall python-pyiosxr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyiosxr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyiosxr
Uninstall python-pyiosxr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyiosxr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyiosxr
Remove python-pyiosxr Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyiosxr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyiosxr
Remove python-pyiosxr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyiosxr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyiosxr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyiosxr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
