How To Install python-pyip on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyip on Debian 9. python-pyip is Python modules for raw ip packet assembling/disassembling

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyip on Debian 9.

What is python-pyip

python-pyip is:

pyip is a Python package offering modules to assemble/disassemble raw ip packets, including ip, udp, and icmp. The package comes with an implementation of ping and traceroute, using the raw ip modules.

There are three methods to install python-pyip on Debian 9. 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-pyip 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-pyip using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pyip

Install python-pyip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pyip

Install python-pyip 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-pyip using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pyip

How To Uninstall python-pyip on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-pyip package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pyip

Uninstall python-pyip And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pyip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyip

Remove python-pyip Configurations and Data

To remove python-pyip configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyip

Remove python-pyip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyip

Dependencies

python-pyip have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyip package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.