How To Install python-crcmod on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-crcmod on Debian 10.
What is python-crcmod
python-crcmod is:
CRCmod generates objects that compute the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC). It allows the use of any 8, 16, 24, 32, or 64 bit CRC. You can generate a Python function for the selected polynomial or an instance of the Crc class which provides the same interface as the md5 and sha modules from the Python standard library. A “Crc” class instance can also generate C/C++ source code that can be used in another application.
This package contains the Python 2.x module.
There are three methods to install python-crcmod on Debian 10. 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-crcmod 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-crcmod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-crcmod
Install python-crcmod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-crcmod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-crcmod
Install python-crcmod 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-crcmod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-crcmod
How To Uninstall python-crcmod on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python-crcmod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-crcmod
Uninstall python-crcmod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-crcmod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-crcmod
Remove python-crcmod Configurations and Data
To remove python-crcmod configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-crcmod
Remove python-crcmod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-crcmod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-crcmod
Dependencies
python-crcmod have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-crcmod package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.