How To Install python-tlsh on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tlsh on Debian 9.
What is python-tlsh
python-tlsh is:
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This package contains the Python module.
There are three methods to install python-tlsh 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-tlsh 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-tlsh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tlsh
Install python-tlsh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tlsh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tlsh
Install python-tlsh 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-tlsh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tlsh
How To Uninstall python-tlsh on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-tlsh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tlsh
Uninstall python-tlsh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tlsh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tlsh
Remove python-tlsh Configurations and Data
To remove python-tlsh configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tlsh
Remove python-tlsh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tlsh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tlsh
Dependencies
python-tlsh have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tlsh package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
