How To Install python3-softlayer on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-softlayer on Debian 9. python3-softlayer is Python client for SoftLayer API (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-softlayer on Debian 9.

What is python3-softlayer

python3-softlayer is:

This library provides a simple interface to interact with SoftLayer’s XML-RPC API and provides support for many of SoftLayer API’s features like object masks and a command-line interface that can be used to access various SoftLayer services using the API.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

There are three methods to install python3-softlayer on Debian 9. 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-softlayer 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-softlayer using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-softlayer

Install python3-softlayer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-softlayer

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-softlayer

How To Uninstall python3-softlayer on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-softlayer

Uninstall python3-softlayer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-softlayer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-softlayer

Remove python3-softlayer Configurations and Data

To remove python3-softlayer configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-softlayer

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-softlayer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-softlayer package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.