How To Install python3-debian on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-debian on Kali Linux. python3-debian is Python 3 modules to work with Debian-related data formats

Introduction

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

What is python3-debian

python3-debian is:

This package provides Python 3 modules that abstract many formats of Debian related files. Currently handled are:

  • Debtags information (debian.debtags module)
  • debian/changelog (debian.changelog module)
  • Packages files, pdiffs (debian.debian_support module)
  • Control files of single or multiple RFC822-style paragraphs, e.g. debian/control, .changes, .dsc, Packages, Sources, Release, etc. (debian.deb822 module)
  • Raw .deb and .ar files, with (read-only) access to contained files and meta-information

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-debian

Install python3-debian Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-debian

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-debian

How To Uninstall python3-debian on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-debian

Uninstall python3-debian And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-debian

Remove python3-debian Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-debian

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-debian have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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