How To Install python3-flask-restful on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-flask-restful on Kali Linux. python3-flask-restful is REST API framework for Flask applications (Python3 Module)

Introduction

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

What is python3-flask-restful

python3-flask-restful is:

Flask-RESTful is an extension for Flask that adds support for quickly building REST APIs. It is a lightweight abstraction that works with your existing ORM/libraries. Flask-RESTful encourages best practices with minimal setup. If you are familiar with Flask, Flask-RESTful should be easy to pick up.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-flask-restful

Install python3-flask-restful Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-flask-restful

Install python3-flask-restful 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-flask-restful using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-flask-restful

How To Uninstall python3-flask-restful on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-flask-restful

Uninstall python3-flask-restful And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-flask-restful

Remove python3-flask-restful Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-flask-restful

Remove python3-flask-restful configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-flask-restful

Dependencies

python3-flask-restful have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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