How To Install python3-zstd on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-zstd on Kali Linux. python3-zstd is python bindings to Yann Collet ZSTD compression library

Introduction

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

What is python3-zstd

python3-zstd is:

Zstandard, or zstd as short version, is a fast lossless compression algorithm, targeting real-time compression scenarios at zlib-level and better compression ratios.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-zstd

Install python3-zstd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-zstd

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-zstd

How To Uninstall python3-zstd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-zstd

Uninstall python3-zstd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-zstd

Remove python3-zstd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-zstd

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-zstd have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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