How To Install python-impacket on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-impacket on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-impacket
python-impacket is:
Impacket is a collection of Python classes focused on providing access to network packets. Impacket allows Python developers to craft and decode network packets in simple and consistent manner. It includes support for low-level protocols such as IP, UDP and TCP, as well as higher-level protocols such as NMB and SMB.
Impacket is highly effective when used in conjunction with a packet capture utility or package such as Pcapy. Packets can be constructed from scratch, as well as parsed from raw data. Furthermore, the object oriented API makes it simple to work with deep protocol hierarchies.
There are three methods to install python-impacket 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-impacket 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-impacket using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-impacket
Install python-impacket Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-impacket using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-impacket
Install python-impacket 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-impacket using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-impacket
How To Uninstall python-impacket on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-impacket package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-impacket
Uninstall python-impacket And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-impacket and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-impacket
Remove python-impacket Configurations and Data
To remove python-impacket configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-impacket
Remove python-impacket configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-impacket configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-impacket
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-impacket package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
