How To Install python3-paq on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-paq on Kali Linux. python3-paq is Python library for the paq9a compression algorithm

Introduction

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

What is python3-paq

python3-paq is:

This Python library supports compression and decompression using the paq9a algorithm.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-paq

Install python3-paq Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-paq

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-paq

How To Uninstall python3-paq on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-paq

Uninstall python3-paq And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-paq

Remove python3-paq Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-paq

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-paq have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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