How To Install python-pyip on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyip on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pyip
python-pyip is:
pyip is a Python package offering modules to assemble/disassemble raw ip packets, including ip, udp, and icmp. The package comes with an implementation of ping and traceroute, using the raw ip modules.
There are three methods to install python-pyip 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-pyip 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-pyip using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pyip
Install python-pyip Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pyip using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pyip
Install python-pyip 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-pyip using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pyip
How To Uninstall python-pyip on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pyip package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pyip
Uninstall python-pyip And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pyip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pyip
Remove python-pyip Configurations and Data
To remove python-pyip configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pyip
Remove python-pyip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pyip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pyip
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pyip package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
