How To Install python3-dpkt on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dpkt on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is python3-dpkt
python3-dpkt is:
Python 3 module for fast, simple packet creation / parsing, with support for basic protocols often related to TCP/IP protocols. This includes (but is not limited to):
- ethernet
- HTTP
- ICMP
- UDP
- TCP/IP (v4 and v6)
- BGP
- radius
- ssl and many other protocols as well as support for parsing pcap files.
There are three methods to install python3-dpkt on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python3-dpkt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-dpkt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-dpkt
Install python3-dpkt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-dpkt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-dpkt
Install python3-dpkt 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 python3-dpkt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-dpkt
How To Uninstall python3-dpkt on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the python3-dpkt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-dpkt
Uninstall python3-dpkt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-dpkt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dpkt
Remove python3-dpkt Configurations and Data
To remove python3-dpkt configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dpkt
Remove python3-dpkt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-dpkt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-dpkt
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dpkt package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
