How To Install pypy-setuptools on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pypy-setuptools on Kali Linux.

What is pypy-setuptools

pypy-setuptools is:

Extensions to the python-distutils for large or complex distributions.

There are three methods to install pypy-setuptools 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 pypy-setuptools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-setuptools

Install pypy-setuptools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-setuptools

Install pypy-setuptools 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 pypy-setuptools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-setuptools

How To Uninstall pypy-setuptools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pypy-setuptools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pypy-setuptools

Uninstall pypy-setuptools And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-setuptools

Remove pypy-setuptools Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-setuptools

Remove pypy-setuptools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pypy-setuptools

Dependencies

pypy-setuptools have the following dependencies:

• pypy-pkg-resources
• pypy

References

• pypy-setuptools website

Summary

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