How To Install python3-netfilter on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-netfilter

python3-netfilter is:

This Python module acts as a wrapper around iptables to manipulate the Linux kernel’s packet filtering tables.

Typical applications include building firewalls or network access controllers.

This package contains the module for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-netfilter

Install python3-netfilter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-netfilter

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-netfilter

How To Uninstall python3-netfilter on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-netfilter

Uninstall python3-netfilter And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-netfilter

Remove python3-netfilter Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-netfilter

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-netfilter have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-netfilter website

Summary

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