How To Install python3-fissix on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fissix on Kali Linux. python3-fissix is backport of lib2to3 that supports the latest Python3 grammars

Introduction

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

What is python3-fissix

python3-fissix is:

Fissix is a backport of lib2to3, a CST (concrete syntax tree) implementation, that supports various features and grammars that are more up-to-date than the latest upstream CPython version. It is the parser that Bowler uses to make safe, large scale code modifications and smart refactoring. It supports source written in both Python 2 and 3.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-fissix

Install python3-fissix Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-fissix

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-fissix

How To Uninstall python3-fissix on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-fissix

Uninstall python3-fissix And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fissix

Remove python3-fissix Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fissix

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-fissix have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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