How To Install python-pypcap on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pypcap on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pypcap is object-oriented Python interface for libpcap (Python 2)

Introduction

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

What is python-pypcap

python-pypcap is:

pypcap is an objected-oriented Python interface for libpcap which supports packet injection and user callback functions.

This package works with Python versions 2.x.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pypcap

Install python-pypcap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pypcap

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-pypcap

How To Uninstall python-pypcap on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove python-pypcap

Uninstall python-pypcap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pypcap

Remove python-pypcap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pypcap

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-pypcap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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