How To Install python3-ipfix on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ipfix on Kali Linux.
What is python3-ipfix
python3-ipfix is:
This module provides a Python interface to IPFIX message streams, and provides tools for building IPFIX Exporting and Collecting Processes. It handles message framing and deframing, encoding and decoding IPFIX data records using templates, and a bridge between IPFIX ADTs and appropriate Python data types.
There are three methods to install python3-ipfix 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-ipfix Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-ipfix using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ipfixInstall python3-ipfix Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-ipfix using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ipfixInstall python3-ipfix 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-ipfix using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ipfixHow To Uninstall python3-ipfix on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-ipfix package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ipfixUninstall python3-ipfix And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ipfix and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ipfixRemove python3-ipfix Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ipfix configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ipfixRemove python3-ipfix configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ipfix configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ipfixDependencies
python3-ipfix have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ipfix package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
