How To Install python3-pex on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pex on Kali Linux.
What is python3-pex
python3-pex is:
pex is a library for generating .pex (Python EXecutable) files which are executable Python environments in the spirit of virtualenvs. pex is an expansion upon the ideas outlined in PEP 441 and makes the deployment of Python applications as simple as cp. pex files may even include multiple platform-specific Python distributions, meaning that a single pex file can be portable across Linux and OS X.
pex files can be built using the pex tool. Build systems such as Pants and Buck also support building .pex files directly.
This is the Python 3 library version.
There are three methods to install python3-pex 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-pex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pexInstall python3-pex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pexInstall python3-pex 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pexHow To Uninstall python3-pex on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-pex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pexUninstall python3-pex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pexRemove python3-pex Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pex configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pexRemove python3-pex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pexDependencies
python3-pex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pex package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
