How To Install pypy-pathlib2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-pathlib2 on Kali Linux. pypy-pathlib2 is Backport of the pathlib stdlib module (PyPy)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-pathlib2 on Kali Linux.

What is pypy-pathlib2

pypy-pathlib2 is:

The old pathlib module on bitbucket is in bugfix-only mode. The goal of pathlib2 is to provide a backport of standard pathlib module which tracks the standard library module, so all the newest features of the standard pathlib can be used also on older Python versions.

This package is (obviously) for PyPy.

There are three methods to install pypy-pathlib2 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 pypy-pathlib2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pypy-pathlib2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-pathlib2

Install pypy-pathlib2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pypy-pathlib2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pypy-pathlib2

Install pypy-pathlib2 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 pypy-pathlib2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-pathlib2

How To Uninstall pypy-pathlib2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pypy-pathlib2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pypy-pathlib2

Uninstall pypy-pathlib2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pypy-pathlib2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-pathlib2

Remove pypy-pathlib2 Configurations and Data

To remove pypy-pathlib2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-pathlib2

Remove pypy-pathlib2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pypy-pathlib2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-pathlib2

Dependencies

pypy-pathlib2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-pathlib2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.