How To Install python3-kafka on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-kafka

python3-kafka is:

This module provides low-level protocol support for Apache Kafka as well as high-level consumer and producer classes. Request batching is supported by the protocol as well as broker-aware request routing. Gzip and Snappy compression is also supported for message sets.

This package contains the Python 3.x module.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-kafka

Install python3-kafka Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-kafka

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-kafka

How To Uninstall python3-kafka on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-kafka

Uninstall python3-kafka And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-kafka

Remove python3-kafka Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-kafka

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-kafka have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-kafka website

Summary

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