How To Install python-libbtbb-pcapdump on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libbtbb-pcapdump on Ubuntu 18.04. python-libbtbb-pcapdump is pcapdump is a Python module for pcap delivered by libbtbb

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libbtbb-pcapdump on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-libbtbb-pcapdump

python-libbtbb-pcapdump is:

This module may be used to read and write pcap files produced by libbtbb. Actually libbtbb doesn’t produce such files by itself at this time, but you can produce them with the Ubertooth tools.

There are three methods to install python-libbtbb-pcapdump 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-libbtbb-pcapdump 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-libbtbb-pcapdump using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-libbtbb-pcapdump

Install python-libbtbb-pcapdump Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-libbtbb-pcapdump using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-libbtbb-pcapdump

Install python-libbtbb-pcapdump 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-libbtbb-pcapdump using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-libbtbb-pcapdump

How To Uninstall python-libbtbb-pcapdump on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-libbtbb-pcapdump package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-libbtbb-pcapdump

Uninstall python-libbtbb-pcapdump And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-libbtbb-pcapdump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libbtbb-pcapdump

Remove python-libbtbb-pcapdump Configurations and Data

To remove python-libbtbb-pcapdump configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-libbtbb-pcapdump

Remove python-libbtbb-pcapdump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-libbtbb-pcapdump configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libbtbb-pcapdump

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libbtbb-pcapdump package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.