How To Install python3-bitstring on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bitstring on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-bitstring
python3-bitstring is:
Bitstring is a pure Python module designed to help make the creation and analysis of binary data as simple and natural as possible.
Bitstrings can be constructed from integers (big and little endian), hex, octal, binary, strings or files. They can be sliced, joined, reversed, inserted into, overwritten, etc. with simple functions or slice notation. They can also be read from, searched and replaced, and navigated in, similar to a file or stream.
This package provides the Python 3 version of the module.
There are three methods to install python3-bitstring 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 python3-bitstring Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-bitstring using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-bitstring
Install python3-bitstring Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-bitstring using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-bitstring
Install python3-bitstring 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 python3-bitstring using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-bitstring
How To Uninstall python3-bitstring on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-bitstring package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-bitstring
Uninstall python3-bitstring And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-bitstring and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-bitstring
Remove python3-bitstring Configurations and Data
To remove python3-bitstring configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-bitstring
Remove python3-bitstring configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-bitstring configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-bitstring
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-bitstring package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
