How to Install and Uninstall python3-pcapy Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "python3-pcapy" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install python3-pcapy on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "python3-pcapy" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall python3-pcapy on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python3-pcapy package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: python3-pcapy
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.11.5-3build1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Source: pcapy
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian Python Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 127
Depends: python3 (<< 3.12), python3 (>= 3.11~), libc6 (>= 2.4), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libpcap0.8 (>= 1.0.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1)
Recommends: python3-impacket
Breaks: python-pcapy (<< 0.11.4)
Replaces: python-pcapy (<< 0.11.4)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pcapy/python3-pcapy_0.11.5-3build1_amd64.deb
Size: 24570
MD5sum: 3eac49f363e9be6b7b78f82c813675c1
SHA1: 14cd956b796b7d29129f31ef53a07b5621ca16d0
SHA256: 0eadec859bcc2f6f4668470c2f223b1ab7198c2ebba158d8b94c3ef9ebd400e4
SHA512: a57a2bca68f3e23d245063ca0950c27df3b29acfe3a0032a3d4ba50ed7eed12b2fc0780a00a558022d332aa420ec52bf5b9f48e55390c6e3eb8f3b3d22163f92
Homepage: https://www.coresecurity.com/corelabs-research/open-source-tools/pcapy
Description: Python interface to the libpcap packet capture library (Python 3)
Description-md5: ab4e5babd9708d9ef18c26e53144237a