How To Install python-impacket on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-impacket
on Debian 10.
What is python-impacket
python-impacket is:
Impacket is a collection of Python classes focused on providing access to network packets. Impacket allows Python developers to craft and decode network packets in simple and consistent manner. It includes support for low-level protocols such as IP, UDP and TCP, as well as higher-level protocols such as NMB and SMB.
Impacket is highly effective when used in conjunction with a packet capture utility or package such as Pcapy. Packets can be constructed from scratch, as well as parsed from raw data. Furthermore, the object oriented API makes it simple to work with deep protocol hierarchies.
There are three methods to install python-impacket
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-impacket 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-impacket
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-impacket
Install python-impacket Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-impacket
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-impacket
Install python-impacket 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-impacket
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-impacket
How To Uninstall python-impacket on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-impacket
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-impacket
Uninstall python-impacket And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-impacket
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-impacket
Remove python-impacket Configurations and Data
To remove python-impacket
configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-impacket
Remove python-impacket configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-impacket
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-impacket
Dependencies
python-impacket have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-impacket
package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.