How To Install python2-dbg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-dbg on Kali Linux. python2-dbg is debug build of the Python2 interpreter (version 2.7)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-dbg on Kali Linux.

What is python2-dbg

python2-dbg is:

Python2 interpreter configured with –pydebug. Dynamically loaded modules are searched in /usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/debug first.

There are three methods to install python2-dbg 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 python2-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python2-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python2-dbg

Install python2-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python2-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python2-dbg

Install python2-dbg 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 python2-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python2-dbg

How To Uninstall python2-dbg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python2-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python2-dbg

Uninstall python2-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python2-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python2-dbg

Remove python2-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove python2-dbg configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python2-dbg

Remove python2-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python2-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python2-dbg

Dependencies

python2-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2-dbg package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.