How To Install python3-netaddr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-netaddr on Kali Linux. python3-netaddr is manipulation of various common network address notations (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-netaddr

python3-netaddr is:

netaddr is a Python library for the manipulation of various common network address notations and representations.

It takes the hassle out of fiddling with enumerable variations of network addresses presenting a consistent, extensible, easy-to-use and (above all) Pythonic API.

With it you can validate, convert, categorise, iterate, generate, slice (and dice):

  • MAC (Media Access Control)
  • IEEE EUI-48 and EUI-64
  • IP version 4
  • IP version 6
  • CIDR (Classless Inter-Domain Routing)

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-netaddr

Install python3-netaddr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-netaddr

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-netaddr

How To Uninstall python3-netaddr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-netaddr

Uninstall python3-netaddr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-netaddr

Remove python3-netaddr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-netaddr

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-netaddr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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