How To Install python3-debmutate on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-debmutate on Kali Linux. python3-debmutate is Format-preserving manipulation of Debian control files in Python

Introduction

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

What is python3-debmutate

python3-debmutate is:

Debmutate is a set of Python modules for manipulating the control files of Debian packages, with the ability to preserve the existing formatting of the control files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-debmutate

Install python3-debmutate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-debmutate

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-debmutate

How To Uninstall python3-debmutate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-debmutate

Uninstall python3-debmutate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-debmutate

Remove python3-debmutate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-debmutate

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-debmutate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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