How To Install python3-pyiosxr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyiosxr on Kali Linux. python3-pyiosxr is Python API for Cisco IOX-XR network devices (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyiosxr on Kali Linux.

What is python3-pyiosxr

python3-pyiosxr is:

This package provides a Python API to connect to network devices running Cisco IOS-XR. It can retrieve several information like interfaces. It can also modify the current configuration and execute arbitrary commands.

This package contains the Python 3 version.

There are three methods to install python3-pyiosxr on Kali Linux. 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-pyiosxr 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-pyiosxr using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyiosxr

Install python3-pyiosxr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyiosxr

Install python3-pyiosxr Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyiosxr

How To Uninstall python3-pyiosxr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyiosxr

Uninstall python3-pyiosxr And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pyiosxr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyiosxr

Remove python3-pyiosxr Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pyiosxr configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyiosxr

Remove python3-pyiosxr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyiosxr

Dependencies

python3-pyiosxr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyiosxr package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.