How To Install python-tsk on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tsk on Debian 9.
What is python-tsk
python-tsk is:
This package contains Python 2 bindings to libtsk3, the shared library that provides all the functionality of The Sleuth Kit.
There are three methods to install python-tsk on Debian 9. 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-tsk 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-tsk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-tsk
Install python-tsk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tsk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-tsk
Install python-tsk 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-tsk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-tsk
How To Uninstall python-tsk on Debian 9
To uninstall only the python-tsk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-tsk
Uninstall python-tsk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-tsk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-tsk
Remove python-tsk Configurations and Data
To remove python-tsk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-tsk
Remove python-tsk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-tsk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-tsk
Dependencies
python-tsk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-tsk package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.