How To Install python3-extras on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-extras on Kali Linux. python3-extras is extensions to the Python standard library (Python 3.x)

Introduction

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

What is python3-extras

python3-extras is:

Extras is a set of extensions to the Python standard library, originally written to make the code within testtools cleaner, but now split out for general use outside of a testing context.

This package contains the libraries for Python 3.x.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-extras

Install python3-extras Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-extras

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-extras

How To Uninstall python3-extras on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-extras

Uninstall python3-extras And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-extras

Remove python3-extras Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-extras

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-extras have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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