How To Install python3-hgapi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hgapi on Kali Linux. python3-hgapi is module providing a pure-Python API to Mercurial (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-hgapi

python3-hgapi is:

python3-hgapi is a pure-Python API to the Mercurial command-line, instead of the internal Mercurial API.

python3-hgapi works for all versions of Mercurial, and will instantly reflect any changes to the repository (including hgrc).

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-hgapi

Install python3-hgapi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-hgapi

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-hgapi

How To Uninstall python3-hgapi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-hgapi

Uninstall python3-hgapi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-hgapi

Remove python3-hgapi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-hgapi

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-hgapi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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