How To Install python3-procrunner on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-procrunner on Kali Linux. python3-procrunner is Versatile utility function to run external processes from Python

Introduction

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

What is python3-procrunner

python3-procrunner is:

Versatile utility function to run external processes from Python, with many features:

  • runs an external process and waits for it to finish
  • does not deadlock, no matter the process stdout/stderr output behaviour
  • returns the exit code, stdout, stderr (separately, both as bytestrings), and the total process runtime as a dictionary
  • process can run in a custom environment, either as a modification of the current environment or in a new environment from scratch
  • stdin can be fed to the process, the returned dictionary contains information how much was read by the process
  • stdout and stderr is printed by default, can be disabled
  • stdout and stderr can be passed to any arbitrary function for live processing (separately, both as unicode strings)
  • optionally enforces a time limit on the process

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-procrunner

Install python3-procrunner Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-procrunner

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-procrunner

How To Uninstall python3-procrunner on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-procrunner

Uninstall python3-procrunner And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-procrunner

Remove python3-procrunner Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-procrunner

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-procrunner have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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