How To Install python3-dnf on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dnf on Kali Linux. python3-dnf is Python interface to DNF (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dnf on Kali Linux.

What is python3-dnf

python3-dnf is:

Package manager forked from Yum, using libsolv as a dependency resolver.

This package installs the DNF interface for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-dnf 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 python3-dnf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-dnf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dnf

Install python3-dnf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-dnf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-dnf

Install python3-dnf 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 python3-dnf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dnf

How To Uninstall python3-dnf on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-dnf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-dnf

Uninstall python3-dnf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-dnf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dnf

Remove python3-dnf Configurations and Data

To remove python3-dnf configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dnf

Remove python3-dnf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-dnf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-dnf

Dependencies

python3-dnf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dnf package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.