How To Install python3-pcapy on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pcapy on Rocky Linux 8. python3-pcapy is A Python interface to libpcap

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pcapy on Rocky Linux 8.

What is python3-pcapy

Python3 package of pcapy. Pcapy is a Python extension module that interfaces with the libpcap packet capture library. Pcapy enables python scripts to capture packets on the network. Pcapy is highly effective when used in conjunction with a packet-handling package such as Impacket, which is a collection of Python classes for constructing and dissecting network packets.

We can use yum or dnf to install python3-pcapy on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install python3-pcapy.

Install python3-pcapy on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install python3-pcapy using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-pcapy

Install python3-pcapy on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install python3-pcapy

How To Uninstall python3-pcapy on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove python3-pcapy

python3-pcapy Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a
/usr/lib/.build-id/6a/315066434af6f1c5374c2bacfa8a1abdd80ebc
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pcapy-0.11.5.dev0-py3.6.egg-info
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pcapy-0.11.5.dev0-py3.6.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pcapy-0.11.5.dev0-py3.6.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pcapy-0.11.5.dev0-py3.6.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pcapy-0.11.5.dev0-py3.6.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/pcapy.cpython-36m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
/usr/share/doc/python3-pcapy
/usr/share/doc/python3-pcapy/README
/usr/share/doc/python3-pcapy/pcapy.html
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pcapy
/usr/share/licenses/python3-pcapy/LICENSE

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pcapy on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.