How To Install python3-asyncpg on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-asyncpg on Kali Linux. python3-asyncpg is asyncio PosgtreSQL driver

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-asyncpg on Kali Linux.

What is python3-asyncpg

python3-asyncpg is:

Database interface library designed specifically for PostgreSQL and Python/asyncio. asyncpg is an efficient, clean implementation of PostgreSQL server binary protocol for use with Python’s asyncio framework. It implements PostgreSQL server protocol natively and exposes its features directly.

Features:

  • prepared statements,
  • scrollable cursors,
  • partial iteration on query results,
  • automatic encoding and decoding of composite types, arrays, and any combination of those,
  • straightforward support for custom data types

There are three methods to install python3-asyncpg 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 python3-asyncpg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-asyncpg

Install python3-asyncpg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-asyncpg

Install python3-asyncpg 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 python3-asyncpg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-asyncpg

How To Uninstall python3-asyncpg on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-asyncpg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-asyncpg

Uninstall python3-asyncpg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-asyncpg

Remove python3-asyncpg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-asyncpg

Remove python3-asyncpg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-asyncpg

Dependencies

python3-asyncpg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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