How To Install libpython2.7-stdlib on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython2.7-stdlib on Kali Linux.

What is libpython2.7-stdlib

libpython2.7-stdlib is:

Python is a high-level, interactive, object-oriented language. Its 2.7 version includes an extensive class library with lots of goodies for network programming, system administration, sounds and graphics.

This package contains Python 2.7’s standard library. It is normally not used on its own, but as a dependency of python2.7.

There are three methods to install libpython2.7-stdlib 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 libpython2.7-stdlib Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpython2.7-stdlib using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpython2.7-stdlib

Install libpython2.7-stdlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpython2.7-stdlib using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpython2.7-stdlib

Install libpython2.7-stdlib 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 libpython2.7-stdlib using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpython2.7-stdlib

How To Uninstall libpython2.7-stdlib on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpython2.7-stdlib package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpython2.7-stdlib

Uninstall libpython2.7-stdlib And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpython2.7-stdlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpython2.7-stdlib

Remove libpython2.7-stdlib Configurations and Data

To remove libpython2.7-stdlib configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpython2.7-stdlib

Remove libpython2.7-stdlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpython2.7-stdlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpython2.7-stdlib

Dependencies

libpython2.7-stdlib have the following dependencies:

• libpython2.7-minimal
• libssl1.1
• mime-support
• libbz2-1.0
• libc6
• libcrypt1

References

• libpython2.7-stdlib website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpython2.7-stdlib package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.