How To Install libpython-all-dbg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-all-dbg on Kali Linux. libpython-all-dbg is package depending on all supported Python2 debugging packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-all-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is libpython-all-dbg

libpython-all-dbg is:

The package currently depends on libpython2.7-dbg, in the future, dependencies on jython (Python2 for a JVM) and ironpython (Python2 for Mono) may be added.

This package is a dependency package used as a build dependency for other packages to avoid hardcoded dependencies on specific Python2 debug packages.

There are three methods to install libpython-all-dbg on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpython-all-dbg Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpython-all-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpython-all-dbg

Install libpython-all-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpython-all-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpython-all-dbg

Install libpython-all-dbg Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpython-all-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpython-all-dbg

How To Uninstall libpython-all-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpython-all-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpython-all-dbg

Uninstall libpython-all-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpython-all-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython-all-dbg

Remove libpython-all-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove libpython-all-dbg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpython-all-dbg

Remove libpython-all-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpython-all-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython-all-dbg

Dependencies

libpython-all-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython-all-dbg package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.