How To Install python3-distance on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-distance

python3-distance is:

This package provides helpers for computing similarities between arbitrary sequences. Included metrics are Levenshtein, Hamming, Jaccard, and Sorensen distance, plus some bonuses. The distance computations are implemented in pure Python.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-distance

Install python3-distance Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-distance

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-distance

How To Uninstall python3-distance on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-distance

Uninstall python3-distance And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-distance

Remove python3-distance Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-distance

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-distance have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-distance website

Summary

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