How To Install python3-textfsm on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-textfsm on Kali Linux.
What is python3-textfsm
python3-textfsm is:
This Python module implements a template based state machine for parsing semi-formatted text. Originally developed to allow programmatic access to information returned from the command line interface (CLI) of networking devices.
There are three methods to install python3-textfsm 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-textfsm Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-textfsm using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-textfsmInstall python3-textfsm Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-textfsm using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-textfsmInstall python3-textfsm 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-textfsm using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-textfsmHow To Uninstall python3-textfsm on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-textfsm package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-textfsmUninstall python3-textfsm And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-textfsm and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-textfsmRemove python3-textfsm Configurations and Data
To remove python3-textfsm configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-textfsmRemove python3-textfsm configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-textfsm configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-textfsmDependencies
python3-textfsm have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-textfsm package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
