How To Install python3-ftputil on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ftputil on Kali Linux. python3-ftputil is high-level FTP client library for Python

Introduction

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

What is python3-ftputil

python3-ftputil is:

High-level FTP client library for the Python programming language. ftputil implements a virtual file system for accessing FTP servers, that is, it can generate file-like objects for remote files. The library supports many functions similar to those in the os, os.path and shutil modules. ftputil has convenience functions for conditional uploads and downloads, and handles FTP clients and servers in different timezones.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-ftputil

Install python3-ftputil Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-ftputil

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-ftputil

How To Uninstall python3-ftputil on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-ftputil

Uninstall python3-ftputil And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ftputil

Remove python3-ftputil Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ftputil

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-ftputil have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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