How To Install python2.7-minimal on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2.7-minimal on Kali Linux.

What is python2.7-minimal

python2.7-minimal is:

This package contains the interpreter and some essential modules. It can be used in the boot process for some basic tasks. See /usr/share/doc/python2.7-minimal/README.Debian for a list of the modules contained in this package.

There are three methods to install python2.7-minimal 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 python2.7-minimal Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python2.7-minimal using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python2.7-minimal

Install python2.7-minimal Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python2.7-minimal using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python2.7-minimal

Install python2.7-minimal 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 python2.7-minimal using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python2.7-minimal

How To Uninstall python2.7-minimal on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python2.7-minimal package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python2.7-minimal

Uninstall python2.7-minimal And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python2.7-minimal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python2.7-minimal

Remove python2.7-minimal Configurations and Data

To remove python2.7-minimal configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python2.7-minimal

Remove python2.7-minimal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python2.7-minimal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python2.7-minimal

Dependencies

python2.7-minimal have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• zlib1g
• libpython2.7-minimal

References

• python2.7-minimal website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python2.7-minimal package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.