How To Install python-afl on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-afl on Debian 9.
What is python-afl
python-afl is:
Python-afl provides fuzz testing (brute force vulnerability discovery) by the fuzzer American Fuzzy Lop (afl) for Python code.
Several flaws in a couple of popular programs could be detected successfully with it (see /usr/share/doc/python-afl/trophy-case.rst).
This package contains the afl bindings for Python 2 code.
There are three methods to install python-afl 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-afl 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-afl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-afl
Install python-afl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-afl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-afl
Install python-afl 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-afl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-afl
How To Uninstall python-afl on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-afl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-afl
Uninstall python-afl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-afl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-afl
Remove python-afl Configurations and Data
To remove python-afl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-afl
Remove python-afl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-afl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-afl
Dependencies
python-afl have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-afl package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.