How To Install python-construct.legacy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-construct.legacy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-construct.legacy
python-construct.legacy is:
Construct is a Python library for parsing and building of data structures (binary or textual).
It is based on the concept of defining data structures in a declarative manner, rather than procedural code: more complex constructs are composed of a hierarchy of simpler ones. It’s the first library that makes parsing fun, instead of the usual headache it is today.
This is a legacy fork of the original construct 2.5.3 repackaged for compatibility purposes.
This package installs the library for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-construct.legacy on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-construct.legacy 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-construct.legacy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-construct.legacy
Install python-construct.legacy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-construct.legacy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-construct.legacy
Install python-construct.legacy 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 python-construct.legacy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-construct.legacy
How To Uninstall python-construct.legacy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-construct.legacy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-construct.legacy
Uninstall python-construct.legacy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-construct.legacy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-construct.legacy
Remove python-construct.legacy Configurations and Data
To remove python-construct.legacy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-construct.legacy
Remove python-construct.legacy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-construct.legacy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-construct.legacy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-construct.legacy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
