How To Install python3-markdown on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-markdown on Kali Linux. python3-markdown is text-to-HTML conversion library/tool (Python 3 version)

Introduction

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

What is python3-markdown

python3-markdown is:

Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML).

This is a Python implementation of John Gruber’s Markdown. The current version of python-markdown implements all Markdown syntax features and fully passes Markdown Test Suite 1.0. It also supports footnotes and attributes.

This package contains all the files needed to use Markdown with Python 3.x.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-markdown

Install python3-markdown Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-markdown

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-markdown

How To Uninstall python3-markdown on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-markdown

Uninstall python3-markdown And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-markdown

Remove python3-markdown Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-markdown

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-markdown have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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