How To Install python3-prctl on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-prctl on Kali Linux. python3-prctl is Python interface to the prctl() syscall (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-prctl

python3-prctl is:

The Linux prctl() function allows you to control specific characteristics of a process’ behaviour. Usage of the function is fairly messy though, due to limitations in C and Linux. This module provides a nice non-messy Python(ic) interface.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-prctl

Install python3-prctl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-prctl

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-prctl

How To Uninstall python3-prctl on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-prctl

Uninstall python3-prctl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-prctl

Remove python3-prctl Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-prctl

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-prctl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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