How To Install python-libsigscan on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libsigscan on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-libsigscan
python-libsigscan is:
libsigscan is a library for binary signature scanning, using simple offset/string-based signatures.
This package contains Python 2 bindings for libsigscan.
There are three methods to install python-libsigscan 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-libsigscan 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-libsigscan using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-libsigscan
Install python-libsigscan Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-libsigscan using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-libsigscan
Install python-libsigscan 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-libsigscan using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-libsigscan
How To Uninstall python-libsigscan on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-libsigscan package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-libsigscan
Uninstall python-libsigscan And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-libsigscan and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-libsigscan
Remove python-libsigscan Configurations and Data
To remove python-libsigscan configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-libsigscan
Remove python-libsigscan configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-libsigscan configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-libsigscan
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-libsigscan package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
