How To Install python-txwinrm on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-txwinrm on Ubuntu 18.04. python-txwinrm is asynchronous Python WinRM client libraries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-txwinrm on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-txwinrm

python-txwinrm is:

txwinrm is a Python library for asynchronously managing Windows using the WinRM and WinRS services. It is developed by Zenoss, for more information please see

http://community.zenoss.org/community/forums/zenoss-windows

There are three methods to install python-txwinrm 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-txwinrm 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-txwinrm using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-txwinrm

Install python-txwinrm Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-txwinrm using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-txwinrm

Install python-txwinrm 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-txwinrm using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-txwinrm

How To Uninstall python-txwinrm on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-txwinrm package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-txwinrm

Uninstall python-txwinrm And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-txwinrm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-txwinrm

Remove python-txwinrm Configurations and Data

To remove python-txwinrm configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-txwinrm

Remove python-txwinrm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-txwinrm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-txwinrm

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-txwinrm package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.