Install libdnet Python wrapper for ScaPy

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How to install the Python (3) wrapper for libdnet on Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS? I need is as it is a pre-requisite to ScaPy, however the Python 3.x wrapper does not seem to exist yet.

For Python 2, you could install python-dumbnet. Is that okay or does it have to be Python 3? — Byte Commander, Mar 5, 2016 at 20:19
The site you linked says "Scapy can run natively on Linux. I does not require libdnet and libpcap." - So you only need this libdnet wrapper on non-Linux systems. — Byte Commander, Mar 6, 2016 at 11:40
Indeed. You are right. Thank you very much for the precious comment. I did not see that before. @ByteCommander — Billal Begueradj, Mar 6, 2016 at 11:53
@ByteCommander: Could you please convert that to an answer so that schmucks like me who go around hunting for unanswered questions don't have to look at this one any more? ;-) (And I'll upvote if you drop me a note and it's a good one too!) — Fabby, Mar 6, 2016 at 16:29

Byte Commander · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-06 17:19:03Z

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You say you only need libdnet to use ScaPy.

But this is a false assumption. ScaPy only requires this library (or wrappers for it) when you are not on a Linux system.

(For non-Linux platforms): Install libpcap and libdnet and their Python wrappers.
Scapy can run natively on Linux. I does not require libdnet and libpcap.

So unless you come up with another use case, there's no need for a Python 3 wrapper to libdnet.

answered Mar 6, 2016 at 17:19

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