How To Install python3-expiringdict on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-expiringdict on Kali Linux. python3-expiringdict is Python3 caching libarry

Introduction

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

What is python3-expiringdict

python3-expiringdict is:

expiringdict is a Python caching library, providing an ordered dictionary with auto-expiring values for caching purposes. Expiration happens on any access, object is locked during cleanup from expired values. ExpiringDict stores at most a maximum number of elements - the oldest will be deleted.

This is the Python 3 version of this package.

There are three methods to install python3-expiringdict 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-expiringdict 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-expiringdict using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-expiringdict

Install python3-expiringdict Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-expiringdict

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-expiringdict

How To Uninstall python3-expiringdict on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-expiringdict

Uninstall python3-expiringdict And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-expiringdict

Remove python3-expiringdict Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-expiringdict

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-expiringdict have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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