How To Install python3-kaitaistruct on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-kaitaistruct on Kali Linux. python3-kaitaistruct is Kaitai Struct declarative parser generator for binary data (python3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-kaitaistruct

python3-kaitaistruct is:

This library implements Kaitai Struct API for Python.

Kaitai Struct is a declarative language used for describe various binary data structures, laid out in files or in memory: i.e. binary file formats, network stream packet formats, etc.

It is similar to Python’s construct and Construct3, but it is language-agnostic. The format description is done in YAML-based .ksy format, which then can be compiled into a wide range of target languages.

This is the Python3 package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-kaitaistruct

Install python3-kaitaistruct Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-kaitaistruct

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-kaitaistruct

How To Uninstall python3-kaitaistruct on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-kaitaistruct

Uninstall python3-kaitaistruct And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-kaitaistruct

Remove python3-kaitaistruct Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-kaitaistruct

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-kaitaistruct have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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