How To Install python-pypcap on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pypcap on Debian 9.
What is python-pypcap
python-pypcap is:
pypcap is an objected-oriented Python interface for libpcap which supports packet injection and user callback functions.
There are three methods to install python-pypcap 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-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 9
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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
