How To Install python3-wcwidth on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-wcwidth on Kali Linux. python3-wcwidth is determine printable width of a string on a terminal (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-wcwidth

python3-wcwidth is:

wcwidth allows one to determine the printable width of a string on a terminal. It provides functions similar to wcwidth(3) and wcswidth(3) for Python programs.

This package provides the module for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-wcwidth

Install python3-wcwidth Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-wcwidth

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-wcwidth

How To Uninstall python3-wcwidth on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-wcwidth

Uninstall python3-wcwidth And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-wcwidth

Remove python3-wcwidth Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-wcwidth

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-wcwidth have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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