How To Install python-is-python3 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-is-python3
on Kali Linux.
What is python-is-python3
python-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 at all. Some third-party code is now predominantly python3 based, yet may use /usr/bin/python.
This is a convenience package which ships a symlink to point the /usr/bin/python interpreter 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-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-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-is-python3
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-is-python3
Install python-is-python3 Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-is-python3
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-is-python3
Install python-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-is-python3
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-is-python3
How To Uninstall python-is-python3 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python-is-python3
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-is-python3
Uninstall python-is-python3 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-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-is-python3
Remove python-is-python3 Configurations and Data
To remove python-is-python3
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-is-python3
Remove python-is-python3 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-is-python3
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-is-python3
Dependencies
python-is-python3 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-is-python3
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.