How To Install python3-portend on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-portend on Kali Linux. python3-portend is Python module to monitor TCP port states

Introduction

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

What is python3-portend

python3-portend is:

Portend is a module to monitor TCP ports for bound or unbound states. It provides routines to wait for a port to become free or occuopied, check the current state of a port, or identify a suitable port available for binding locally.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-portend

Install python3-portend Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-portend

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-portend

How To Uninstall python3-portend on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-portend

Uninstall python3-portend And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-portend

Remove python3-portend Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-portend

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-portend have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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