How To Install python3-tlsh on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tlsh on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-tlsh
python3-tlsh is:
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This package contains the Python3 module.
There are three methods to install python3-tlsh 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-tlsh 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-tlsh using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-tlsh
Install python3-tlsh Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-tlsh using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-tlsh
Install python3-tlsh 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-tlsh using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-tlsh
How To Uninstall python3-tlsh on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-tlsh package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-tlsh
Uninstall python3-tlsh And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-tlsh and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-tlsh
Remove python3-tlsh Configurations and Data
To remove python3-tlsh configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-tlsh
Remove python3-tlsh configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-tlsh configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-tlsh
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-tlsh package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
