How To Install python-kaitaistruct on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kaitaistruct on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-kaitaistruct
python-kaitaistruct is:
This library implements Kaitai Struct API for Python.
Kaitai Struct is a declarative language used for describe various binary data structures, laid out in files or in memory: i.e. binary file formats, network stream packet formats, etc.
It is similar to Python’s construct and Construct3, but it is language-agnostic. The format description is done in YAML-based .ksy format, which then can be compiled into a wide range of target languages.
There are three methods to install python-kaitaistruct 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-kaitaistruct 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-kaitaistruct using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-kaitaistruct
Install python-kaitaistruct Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-kaitaistruct using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-kaitaistruct
Install python-kaitaistruct 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-kaitaistruct using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-kaitaistruct
How To Uninstall python-kaitaistruct on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-kaitaistruct package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-kaitaistruct
Uninstall python-kaitaistruct And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-kaitaistruct and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-kaitaistruct
Remove python-kaitaistruct Configurations and Data
To remove python-kaitaistruct configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-kaitaistruct
Remove python-kaitaistruct configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-kaitaistruct configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-kaitaistruct
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-kaitaistruct package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
