How To Install python3-macholib on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-macholib on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-macholib is module for Mach-O header analysis and editing (Python 3 interface)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-macholib on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-macholib

python3-macholib is:

This module can be used to analyze and edit Mach-O headers, the executable format used by Mac OS X. It’s typically used as a dependency analysis tool, and also to rewrite dylib references in Mach-O headers to be @executable_path relative. Though this tool targets a platform specific file format, it is pure Python code that is platform and endian independent.

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

There are three methods to install python3-macholib 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-macholib 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-macholib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-macholib

Install python3-macholib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-macholib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-macholib

Install python3-macholib 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-macholib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-macholib

How To Uninstall python3-macholib on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-macholib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-macholib

Uninstall python3-macholib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-macholib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-macholib

Remove python3-macholib Configurations and Data

To remove python3-macholib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-macholib

Remove python3-macholib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-macholib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-macholib

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-macholib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.