How To Install python-pcapy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pcapy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pcapy
python-pcapy is:
Pcapy is a Python extension module that interfaces with the libpcap packet capture library.
Pcapy enables Python scripts to capture packets on the network. Pcapy is highly effective when used in conjunction with a packet-handling package such as Impacket, which is a collection of Python classes for constructing and dissecting network packets.
There are three methods to install python-pcapy 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-pcapy 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-pcapy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pcapy
Install python-pcapy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pcapy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pcapy
Install python-pcapy 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-pcapy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pcapy
How To Uninstall python-pcapy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pcapy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pcapy
Uninstall python-pcapy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pcapy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pcapy
Remove python-pcapy Configurations and Data
To remove python-pcapy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pcapy
Remove python-pcapy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pcapy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pcapy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pcapy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
