How to Install and Uninstall python-libpcap Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "python-libpcap" package

Please follow the steps below to install python-libpcap on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                python-libpcap
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "python-libpcap" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall python-libpcap on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                python-libpcap
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the python-libpcap package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: python-libpcap
Priority: optional
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 139
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.4-1
Provides: python2.7-libpcap
Depends: python (>= 2.7.1-0ubuntu2), python (<< 2.8), libc6 (>= 2.14), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8)
Conflicts: python-pypcap
Filename: pool/universe/p/python-libpcap/python-libpcap_0.6.4-1_amd64.deb
Size: 34758
MD5sum: 3eaa5cc919f3f3a1d5fefd5a0b9f94e6
SHA1: 0f8ba4542255e9a8cd2fa217feba616d19c1ddac
SHA256: e2a575511681e06b491e95eb6a068444db056a58b39b78568cea5e529031f1d6
Description-en: Python wrapper for libpcap packet capture library
Python module for the libpcap, the UNIX packet capture library.
This can be used for many purposes including network debugging,
traffic analysis, intrusion detection, based on the original
Python libpcap module by Aaron Rhodes.
Description-md5: 22835ae063f091a6dbac281609504857
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pylibpcap
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu