How To Install python3-future on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-future

python3-future is:

Future is the missing compatibility layer between Python 2 and Python 3. It allows one to use a single, clean Python 3.x-compatible codebase to support both Python 2 and Python 3 with minimal overhead.

The imports have no effect on Python 3. On Python 2, they shadow the corresponding builtins, which normally have different semantics on Python 3 versus 2, to provide their Python 3 semantics.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-future

Install python3-future Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-future

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-future

How To Uninstall python3-future on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-future

Uninstall python3-future And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-future

Remove python3-future Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-future

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-future have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-future website

Summary

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