How To Install python-pycparser on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pycparser on Kali Linux. python-pycparser is C parser in Python

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pycparser on Kali Linux.

What is python-pycparser

python-pycparser is:

pycparser is a complete parser of the C language, written in pure Python using the PLY parsing library. It parses C code into an AST and can serve as a front-end for C compilers or analysis tools.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pycparser

Install python-pycparser Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pycparser

Install python-pycparser 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-pycparser using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pycparser

How To Uninstall python-pycparser on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python-pycparser package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pycparser

Uninstall python-pycparser And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pycparser

Remove python-pycparser Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pycparser

Remove python-pycparser configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pycparser

Dependencies

python-pycparser have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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