How To Install python3-construct.legacy on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-construct.legacy on Debian 10.
What is python3-construct.legacy
python3-construct.legacy is:
Construct is a Python library for parsing and building of data structures (binary or textual).
It is based on the concept of defining data structures in a declarative manner, rather than procedural code: more complex constructs are composed of a hierarchy of simpler ones. It’s the first library that makes parsing fun, instead of the usual headache it is today.
This is a legacy fork of the original construct 2.5.3 repackaged for compatibility purposes.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-construct.legacy on Debian 10. 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-construct.legacy 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-construct.legacy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-construct.legacy
Install python3-construct.legacy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-construct.legacy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-construct.legacy
Install python3-construct.legacy 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 python3-construct.legacy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-construct.legacy
How To Uninstall python3-construct.legacy on Debian 10
To uninstall only the python3-construct.legacy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-construct.legacy
Uninstall python3-construct.legacy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-construct.legacy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-construct.legacy
Remove python3-construct.legacy Configurations and Data
To remove python3-construct.legacy configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-construct.legacy
Remove python3-construct.legacy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-construct.legacy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-construct.legacy
Dependencies
python3-construct.legacy have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-construct.legacy package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.