How To Install python3-pyelftools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyelftools on Kali Linux. python3-pyelftools is pure-python3 library for parsing ELF and DWARF

Introduction

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

What is python3-pyelftools

python3-pyelftools is:

pyelftools is a pure-Python library for parsing and analyzing ELF files and DWARF debugging information. It can be used to query information about compiled binaries and libraries from your Python code.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyelftools

Install python3-pyelftools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyelftools

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyelftools

How To Uninstall python3-pyelftools on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyelftools

Uninstall python3-pyelftools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyelftools

Remove python3-pyelftools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyelftools

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pyelftools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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