How To Install pypy-six on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is pypy-six

pypy-six is:

Six is a Python 2 and 3 compatibility library. It provides utility functions for smoothing over the differences between the Python versions with the goal of writing Python code that is compatible on both Python versions.

This package provides Six on the PyPy module path. It is complemented by python-six and python3-six.

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

sudo apt-get -y install pypy-six

Install pypy-six Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pypy-six

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

sudo aptitude -y install pypy-six

How To Uninstall pypy-six on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove pypy-six

Uninstall pypy-six And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pypy-six

Remove pypy-six Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge pypy-six

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

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

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

Dependencies

pypy-six have the following dependencies:

• pypy

References

• pypy-six website

Summary

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