How To Install libpython2.7-testsuite on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is libpython2.7-testsuite

libpython2.7-testsuite is:

The complete testsuite for the Python standard library. Note that a subset is found in the libpython2.7-stdlib package, which should be enough for other packages to use (please do not build-depend on this package, but file a bug report to include additional testsuite files in the libpython2.7-stdlib package).

There are three methods to install libpython2.7-testsuite 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-testsuite 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-testsuite using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libpython2.7-testsuite Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpython2.7-testsuite

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

sudo aptitude -y install libpython2.7-testsuite

How To Uninstall libpython2.7-testsuite on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove libpython2.7-testsuite

Uninstall libpython2.7-testsuite And Its Dependencies

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

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

Remove libpython2.7-testsuite Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

Dependencies

libpython2.7-testsuite have the following dependencies:

• libpython2.7-stdlib

References

• libpython2.7-testsuite website

Summary

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