How To Install python-vmware-nsx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vmware-nsx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-vmware-nsx
python-vmware-nsx is:
Neutron provides an API to dynamically request and configure virtual networks. These networks connect “interfaces” from other OpenStack services (such as vNICs from Nova VMs). The Neutron API supports extensions to provide advanced network capabilities, including QoS, ACLs, and network monitoring.
This package provides the Python files for the VMWare NSX plugin.
There are three methods to install python-vmware-nsx 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-vmware-nsx 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-vmware-nsx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-vmware-nsx
Install python-vmware-nsx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-vmware-nsx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-vmware-nsx
Install python-vmware-nsx 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-vmware-nsx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-vmware-nsx
How To Uninstall python-vmware-nsx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-vmware-nsx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-vmware-nsx
Uninstall python-vmware-nsx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-vmware-nsx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-vmware-nsx
Remove python-vmware-nsx Configurations and Data
To remove python-vmware-nsx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-vmware-nsx
Remove python-vmware-nsx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-vmware-nsx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-vmware-nsx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-vmware-nsx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
