How To Install python3-diff-match-patch on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-diff-match-patch on Kali Linux. python3-diff-match-patch is robust algorithms for synchronizing plain text (Python 3 module)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-diff-match-patch on Kali Linux.

What is python3-diff-match-patch

python3-diff-match-patch is:

The Diff Match and Patch libraries offer robust algorithms to perform the operations required for synchronizing plain text.

  • Diff: Compare two blocks of plain text and efficiently return a list of differences.
  • Match: Given a search string, find its best fuzzy match in a block of plain text. Weighted for both accuracy and location.
  • Patch: Apply a list of patches onto plain text. Use best-effort to apply patch even when the underlying text doesn’t match.

This package provides the Python 3 version of the module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-diff-match-patch

Install python3-diff-match-patch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-diff-match-patch

Install python3-diff-match-patch 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-diff-match-patch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-diff-match-patch

How To Uninstall python3-diff-match-patch on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-diff-match-patch package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-diff-match-patch

Uninstall python3-diff-match-patch And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-diff-match-patch

Remove python3-diff-match-patch Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-diff-match-patch

Remove python3-diff-match-patch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-diff-match-patch

Dependencies

python3-diff-match-patch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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