How To Install python3-pysmi on Debian 10

Learn how to install python3-pysmi on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python3-pysmi is SNMP SMI/MIB Parser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pysmi on Debian 10.

What is python3-pysmi

python3-pysmi is:

PySMI is a pure-Python implementation of SNMP SMI MIB parser. This tool is designed to turn ASN.1 MIBs into various formats. As of this moment, JSON and pysnmp modules can be generated from ASN.1 MIBs.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-pysmi on Debian 10. 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-pysmi 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-pysmi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pysmi

Install python3-pysmi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pysmi

Install python3-pysmi 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-pysmi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pysmi

How To Uninstall python3-pysmi on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pysmi

Uninstall python3-pysmi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pysmi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pysmi

Remove python3-pysmi Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pysmi configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pysmi

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pysmi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pysmi package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.