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

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "python-ptrace" package

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


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

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall python-ptrace on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


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

Package: python-ptrace
Priority: extra
Section: universe/python
Installed-Size: 286
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Pierre Chifflier
Architecture: all
Version: 0.7-1
Provides: python2.7-ptrace
Depends: python (>= 2.7), python (<< 2.8)
Filename: pool/universe/p/python-ptrace/python-ptrace_0.7-1_all.deb
Size: 63750
MD5sum: 415c79b16907bc6c211ab723ee34336b
SHA1: 61627c87a8c60b47e3f7067e9189084d981bad99
SHA256: f74c15c454101c23fa76ca77fc8c1c4b57f98eb640911267f76eb44addfb5c03
Description-en: Python bindings for ptrace
This package provides Python bindings for the ptrace library. It allows
to control, debug, or modify processes using the ptrace syscall.
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Features:
* High level Python object API
* Able to control multiple processes: catch fork events
* Read/write bytes to arbitrary addresses
* Execution step by step using ptrace_singlestep() or hardware int 3
* Can use distorm disassembler
* Dump registers, memory mappings, stack, etc.
* Syscall tracer and parser (strace command)
Description-md5: 7db6900aad32cb113bafdb51cd1b5af1
Homepage: http://fusil.hachoir.org/trac/wiki/Ptrace
Python-Version: 2.7
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu