How To Install python3-crcmod on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-crcmod on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-crcmod
python3-crcmod is:
CRCmod generates objects that compute the Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC). It allows the use of any 8, 16, 24, 32, or 64 bit CRC. You can generate a Python function for the selected polynomial or an instance of the Crc class which provides the same interface as the md5 and sha modules from the Python standard library. A “Crc” class instance can also generate C/C++ source code that can be used in another application.
This package contains the Python 3.x module.
There are three methods to install python3-crcmod 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-crcmod 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-crcmod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-crcmod
Install python3-crcmod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-crcmod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-crcmod
Install python3-crcmod 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-crcmod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-crcmod
How To Uninstall python3-crcmod on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-crcmod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-crcmod
Uninstall python3-crcmod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-crcmod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-crcmod
Remove python3-crcmod Configurations and Data
To remove python3-crcmod configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-crcmod
Remove python3-crcmod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-crcmod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-crcmod
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-crcmod package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
