How To Install python3-easyprocess on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-easyprocess on Kali Linux. python3-easyprocess is easy to use python subprocess interface - Python 3.X

Introduction

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

What is python3-easyprocess

python3-easyprocess is:

Features:

  • layer on top of subprocess_ module
  • easy to start, stop programs
  • easy to get standard output/error, return code of programs
  • command can be list or string
  • logging
  • timeout
  • global config file with program aliases
  • shell is not supported
  • pipes are not supported
  • stdout/stderr is set only after the subprocess has finished
  • stop() does not kill whole subprocess tree
  • unicode support
  • Method chaining

This package contains the python 3 version of easyprocess

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-easyprocess

Install python3-easyprocess Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-easyprocess

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-easyprocess

How To Uninstall python3-easyprocess on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-easyprocess

Uninstall python3-easyprocess And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-easyprocess

Remove python3-easyprocess Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-easyprocess

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-easyprocess have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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