How To Install python-construct.legacy on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-construct.legacy on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-construct.legacy is legacy fork of declarative binary data parser/builder (Python 2)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-construct.legacy on Debian 10.

What is python-construct.legacy

python-construct.legacy is:

Construct is a Python library for parsing and building of data structures (binary or textual).

It is based on the concept of defining data structures in a declarative manner, rather than procedural code: more complex constructs are composed of a hierarchy of simpler ones. It’s the first library that makes parsing fun, instead of the usual headache it is today.

This is a legacy fork of the original construct 2.5.3 repackaged for compatibility purposes.

This package installs the library for Python 2.

There are three methods to install python-construct.legacy 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 python-construct.legacy 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-construct.legacy using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-construct.legacy

Install python-construct.legacy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-construct.legacy using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-construct.legacy

Install python-construct.legacy 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 python-construct.legacy using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-construct.legacy

How To Uninstall python-construct.legacy on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-construct.legacy package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-construct.legacy

Uninstall python-construct.legacy And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-construct.legacy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-construct.legacy

Remove python-construct.legacy Configurations and Data

To remove python-construct.legacy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-construct.legacy

Remove python-construct.legacy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-construct.legacy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-construct.legacy

Dependencies

python-construct.legacy have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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