How To Install python3-designate on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-designate on Kali Linux. python3-designate is OpenStack DNS as a Service - Python libs

Introduction

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

What is python3-designate

python3-designate is:

Designate provides DNSaaS services for OpenStack. It provides a multi-tenant REST API for domain & record management. It is Integrated with Keystone for authentication, and provides a framework in place to integrate with Nova and Neutron notifications (for auto-generated records). Designate supports PowerDNS and Bind9 out of the box.

This package provides the Python libraries.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-designate

Install python3-designate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-designate

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-designate

How To Uninstall python3-designate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-designate

Uninstall python3-designate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-designate

Remove python3-designate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-designate

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-designate have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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