How To Install python2-f5-sdk on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-f5-sdk on CentOS 7. python2-f5-sdk is F5 Networks Python SDK

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-f5-sdk on CentOS 7.

What is python2-f5-sdk

This project implements an object model based SDK for the F5 Networks® BIG-IP® iControl® REST interface. Users of this library can create, edit, update, and delete configuration objects on a BIG-IP®.

We can use yum or dnf to install python2-f5-sdk on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python2-f5-sdk.

Install python2-f5-sdk on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python2-f5-sdk using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python2-f5-sdk

Install python2-f5-sdk on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install python2-f5-sdk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python2-f5-sdk

How To Uninstall python2-f5-sdk on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the python2-f5-sdk package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python2-f5-sdk

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-f5-sdk on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.