How To Install python-dev-is-python3 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dev-is-python3 on Kali Linux. python-dev-is-python3 is symlinks /usr/bin/python-config to python3-config

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dev-is-python3 on Kali Linux.

What is python-dev-is-python3

python-dev-is-python3 is:

Starting with the Debian 11 (bullseye) and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) releases, all python packages use explicit python3 or python2 interpreter and do not use unversioned /usr/bin/python-config at all. Some third-party code is now predominantly python3 based, yet may use /usr/bin/python-config.

This is a convenience package which ships a symlink to point /usr/bin/python-config script at the current default python3. It may improve compatibility with other modern systems, whilst breaking some obsolete or 3rd-party software.

No packages may declare dependencies on this package.

There are three methods to install python-dev-is-python3 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 python-dev-is-python3 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-dev-is-python3 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-dev-is-python3

Install python-dev-is-python3 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-dev-is-python3 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-dev-is-python3

Install python-dev-is-python3 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 python-dev-is-python3 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-dev-is-python3

How To Uninstall python-dev-is-python3 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python-dev-is-python3 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-dev-is-python3

Uninstall python-dev-is-python3 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-dev-is-python3 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-dev-is-python3

Remove python-dev-is-python3 Configurations and Data

To remove python-dev-is-python3 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-dev-is-python3

Remove python-dev-is-python3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-dev-is-python3 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-dev-is-python3

Dependencies

python-dev-is-python3 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-dev-is-python3 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.