How To Install python3-audit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-audit on Kali Linux. python3-audit is Python3 bindings for security auditing

Introduction

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

What is python3-audit

python3-audit is:

The package contains the Python3 bindings for libaudit and libauparse, which are used to monitor systems for security related events. Python can be used to parse and process the security event messages.

There are three methods to install python3-audit 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-audit 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-audit using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-audit

Install python3-audit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-audit

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-audit

How To Uninstall python3-audit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-audit

Uninstall python3-audit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-audit

Remove python3-audit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-audit

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-audit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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