How To Install python3-networking-sfc on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-networking-sfc on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-networking-sfc is OpenStack virtual network service - SFC extension

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networking-sfc on Debian 12.

What is python3-networking-sfc

python3-networking-sfc 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 Service Function Chaining (SFC) extension.

There are three methods to install python3-networking-sfc on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python3-networking-sfc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-networking-sfc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-networking-sfc

Install python3-networking-sfc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-networking-sfc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-networking-sfc

Install python3-networking-sfc 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-networking-sfc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-networking-sfc

How To Uninstall python3-networking-sfc on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-networking-sfc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-networking-sfc

Uninstall python3-networking-sfc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-networking-sfc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-networking-sfc

Remove python3-networking-sfc Configurations and Data

To remove python3-networking-sfc configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-networking-sfc

Remove python3-networking-sfc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-networking-sfc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-networking-sfc

Dependencies

python3-networking-sfc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networking-sfc package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.