How To Install python3-merge3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-merge3 on Kali Linux. python3-merge3 is Python implementation of three-way merge

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-merge3 on Kali Linux.

What is python3-merge3

python3-merge3 is:

A Python implementation of 3-way merge of texts.

Given BASE, OTHER, THIS, tries to produce a combined text incorporating the changes from both BASE->OTHER and BASE->THIS. All three will typically be sequences of lines.

There are three methods to install python3-merge3 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-merge3 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-merge3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-merge3

Install python3-merge3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-merge3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-merge3

Install python3-merge3 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-merge3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-merge3

How To Uninstall python3-merge3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-merge3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-merge3

Uninstall python3-merge3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-merge3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-merge3

Remove python3-merge3 Configurations and Data

To remove python3-merge3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-merge3

Remove python3-merge3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-merge3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-merge3

Dependencies

python3-merge3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-merge3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.