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

Last updated: December 26,2024

1. Install "python-nids" package

This is a short guide on how to install python-nids on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

This tutorial shows how to uninstall python-nids on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: python-nids
Priority: extra
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 50
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Luciano Bello
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.6.1-1.1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libpcap0.8 (>= 0.9.8), python (<< 2.8), python (>= 2.7~)
Filename: pool/universe/p/python-nids/python-nids_0.6.1-1.1_amd64.deb
Size: 14554
MD5sum: a097b7414471f5f62e73b5f315fde062
SHA1: a0281a9ecebf500801e7ace3323e1028dbb1e898
SHA256: ff12d5510fb90306948d59b6958b1d5bae9db77755e7bdf9daaa1ba826b521be
Description-en: Python binding for libnids (aka pynids)
This package is commonly known as pynids. It is a Python wrapper for the
libnids packet capture analysis library, a Network Intrusion Detection
System library offering sniffing, IP defragmentation, TCP stream
reassembly and TCP port scan detection.
Description-md5: be026da453a555102f56f1a8687693da
Homepage: http://jon.oberheide.org/pynids/
Python-Version: 2.7
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu