How To Install python-pyvmomi on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyvmomi on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyvmomi
python-pyvmomi is:
pyVmomi is the Python SDK for the VMware vSphere API that allows you to automate actions on VMware ESX, ESXi, and vCenter servers.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-pyvmomi 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-pyvmomi 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-pyvmomi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyvmomi
Install python-pyvmomi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyvmomi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyvmomi
Install python-pyvmomi 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-pyvmomi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyvmomi
How To Uninstall python-pyvmomi on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyvmomi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyvmomi
Uninstall python-pyvmomi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyvmomi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyvmomi
Remove python-pyvmomi Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyvmomi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyvmomi
Remove python-pyvmomi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyvmomi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyvmomi
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyvmomi package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
