How To Install python3-pexpect on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pexpect on Kali Linux.
What is python3-pexpect
python3-pexpect is:
Pexpect is a pure Python 3 module for spawning child applications; controlling them; and responding to expected patterns in their output. Pexpect works like Don Libes’ Expect. Pexpect allows your script to spawn a child application and control it as if a human were typing commands.
There are three methods to install python3-pexpect 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-pexpect Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pexpect using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pexpectInstall python3-pexpect Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pexpect using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pexpectInstall python3-pexpect 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-pexpect using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pexpectHow To Uninstall python3-pexpect on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-pexpect package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pexpectUninstall python3-pexpect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pexpect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pexpectRemove python3-pexpect Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pexpect configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pexpectRemove python3-pexpect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pexpect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pexpectDependencies
python3-pexpect have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pexpect package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.