How To Install python3-networking-mlnx on Ubuntu

Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )

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Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-networking-mlnx on Ubuntu.

What is `python3-networking-mlnx`

python3-networking-mlnx 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 2.7 files for the Mellanox plugin.

There are three methods to install python3-networking-mlnx on Ubuntu. 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-mlnx 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-mlnx using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install python3-networking-mlnx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-networking-mlnx

Install python3-networking-mlnx 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-networking-mlnx

How To Uninstall python3-networking-mlnx on Ubuntu

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-networking-mlnx

Uninstall python3-networking-mlnx And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove python3-networking-mlnx Configurations and Data

To remove python3-networking-mlnx configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-networking-mlnx have the following dependencies:

References

python3-networking-mlnx website

Summary

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