How To Install python3-defusedxml on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-defusedxml

python3-defusedxml is:

The results of an attack on a vulnerable XML library can be fairly dramatic. With just a few hundred bytes of XML data an attacker can occupy several gigabytes of memory within seconds. An attacker can also keep CPUs busy for a long time with a small to medium size request.

This library allows for XML to be parsed in a manner that avoids these pitfalls.

This package contains the module for the Python 3 interpreter.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-defusedxml

Install python3-defusedxml Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-defusedxml

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-defusedxml

How To Uninstall python3-defusedxml on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-defusedxml

Uninstall python3-defusedxml And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-defusedxml

Remove python3-defusedxml Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-defusedxml

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-defusedxml have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-defusedxml website

Summary

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