How To Install python-bitstruct on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bitstruct on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-bitstruct
python-bitstruct is:
This module is intended to have a similar interface as the python struct module, but working on bits instead of primitive data types (char, int, …).
This package contains the Python 2 module.
There are three methods to install python-bitstruct on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-bitstruct Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-bitstruct using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-bitstruct
Install python-bitstruct Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-bitstruct using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-bitstruct
Install python-bitstruct 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 python-bitstruct using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-bitstruct
How To Uninstall python-bitstruct on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-bitstruct package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-bitstruct
Uninstall python-bitstruct And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-bitstruct and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-bitstruct
Remove python-bitstruct Configurations and Data
To remove python-bitstruct configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-bitstruct
Remove python-bitstruct configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-bitstruct configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-bitstruct
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-bitstruct package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
