How To Install python3-msgpack on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-msgpack on Kali Linux. python3-msgpack is Python 3 implementation of MessagePack format

Introduction

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

What is python3-msgpack

python3-msgpack is:

MessagePack is a binary-based efficient object serialization format. It enables the exchange of structured objects between many languages like JSON. But unlike JSON, it is very fast and small.

This package contains a Python 3 extension module implementing the MessagePack format.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-msgpack

Install python3-msgpack Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-msgpack

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-msgpack

How To Uninstall python3-msgpack on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-msgpack

Uninstall python3-msgpack And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-msgpack

Remove python3-msgpack Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-msgpack

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-msgpack have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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