How To Install python-distorm3 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-distorm3 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-distorm3
python-distorm3 is:
diStorm3 is a binary stream disassembler library project.
With diStorm3, no more parsing strings is needed. diStorm3 is really a decomposer, which means it takes an instruction and returns a binary structure which describes it rather than static text. This is great for advanced binary code analysis.
This package provides the Python bindings.
There are three methods to install python-distorm3 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-distorm3 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-distorm3 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-distorm3
Install python-distorm3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-distorm3 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-distorm3
Install python-distorm3 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-distorm3 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-distorm3
How To Uninstall python-distorm3 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-distorm3 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-distorm3
Uninstall python-distorm3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-distorm3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-distorm3
Remove python-distorm3 Configurations and Data
To remove python-distorm3 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-distorm3
Remove python-distorm3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-distorm3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-distorm3
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-distorm3 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
