How To Install python3-pcapy on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pcapy in Fedora 36. python3-pcapy is A Python interface to libpcap

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pcapy on Fedora 36.

What is python3-pcapy

Python3 package of pcapy. Pcapy is a Python extension module that interfaces with the libpcap packet capture library. Pcapy enables python scripts to capture packets on the network. Pcapy is highly effective when used in conjunction with a packet-handling package such as Impacket, which is a collection of Python classes for constructing and dissecting network packets.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-pcapy on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-pcapy.

Install python3-pcapy on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-pcapy using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-pcapy

Install python3-pcapy on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-pcapy using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install python3-pcapy

How To Uninstall python3-pcapy on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the python3-pcapy package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove python3-pcapy

python3-pcapy Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/79
/usr/lib/.build-id/79/11f86e97a4c6371647015947e2e9e8996dacc9
/usr/lib64/python3.10/site-packages/pcapy-0.11.5.dev0-py3.10.egg-info
/usr/lib64/python3.10/site-packages/pcapy-0.11.5.dev0-py3.10.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib64/python3.10/site-packages/pcapy-0.11.5.dev0-py3.10.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.10/site-packages/pcapy-0.11.5.dev0-py3.10.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.10/site-packages/pcapy-0.11.5.dev0-py3.10.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.10/site-packages/pcapy.cpython-310-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
/usr/share/doc/python3-pcapy
/usr/share/doc/python3-pcapy/README
/usr/share/doc/python3-pcapy/pcapy.html
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pcapy
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pcapy/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pcapy on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).