How To Install pykwalify on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pykwalify on Kali Linux.

What is pykwalify

pykwalify is:

PyKwalify is a open source port of the kwalify lib and specification.

PyKwalify allows validating YAML or JSON data against a schema described in YAML or JSON format.

This package installs the command line program.

There are three methods to install pykwalify 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 pykwalify Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pykwalify

Install pykwalify Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pykwalify using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pykwalify

Install pykwalify 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 pykwalify using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pykwalify

How To Uninstall pykwalify on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pykwalify package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pykwalify

Uninstall pykwalify And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pykwalify

Remove pykwalify Configurations and Data

To remove pykwalify configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pykwalify

Remove pykwalify configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pykwalify

Dependencies

pykwalify have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• pykwalify website

Summary

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