How To Install python3-sanlock on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-sanlock on Kali Linux. python3-sanlock is Python3 bindings to shared storage lock manager

Introduction

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

What is python3-sanlock

python3-sanlock is:

Sanlock ensures that single disk cannot be used by more than one running VM at a time, across any host in a network.

This package contains the Python3 bindings.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-sanlock

Install python3-sanlock Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-sanlock

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-sanlock

How To Uninstall python3-sanlock on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-sanlock

Uninstall python3-sanlock And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-sanlock

Remove python3-sanlock Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-sanlock

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-sanlock have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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