How To Install python3-fixtures on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-fixtures on Kali Linux. python3-fixtures is PyUnit extension for defining test fixtures outside of test cases - Python 3.x

Introduction

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

What is python3-fixtures

python3-fixtures is:

A PyUnit extension for defining test fixtures outside of test cases. Each fixture encapsulates creating, reusing and freeing some state - be that a temporary directory on disk, SQL server connection, or just a particular object graph. This is extremely useful for testing and general resource management.

Fixtures ships with the base class, unittest glue and a number of precanned concrete fixtures.

This package provides the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-fixtures

Install python3-fixtures Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-fixtures

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-fixtures

How To Uninstall python3-fixtures on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-fixtures

Uninstall python3-fixtures And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-fixtures

Remove python3-fixtures Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-fixtures

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-fixtures have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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