How To Install python3-pyzfs 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-pyzfs on Ubuntu.
What is python3-pyzfs
python3-pyzfs is:
libzfs_core is intended to be a stable interface for programmatic administration of ZFS. This wrapper provides one-to-one wrappers for libzfs_core API functions, but the signatures and types are more natural to Python.
nvlists are wrapped as dictionaries or lists depending on their usage. Some parameters have default values depending on typical use for increased convenience. Enumerations and bit flags become strings and lists of strings in Python. Errors are reported as exceptions rather than integer errno-style error codes. The wrapper takes care to provide one-to-many mapping of the error codes to the exceptions by interpreting a context in which the error code is produced.
There are three methods to install python3-pyzfs 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-pyzfs 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-pyzfs using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyzfs
Install python3-pyzfs Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pyzfs using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pyzfs
Install python3-pyzfs 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-pyzfs using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyzfs
How To Uninstall python3-pyzfs on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the python3-pyzfs package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pyzfs
Uninstall python3-pyzfs And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pyzfs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyzfs
Remove python3-pyzfs Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pyzfs configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyzfs
Remove python3-pyzfs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pyzfs configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pyzfs
Dependencies
python3-pyzfs have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyzfs package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.