How To Install python3-prompt-toolkit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-prompt-toolkit on Kali Linux. python3-prompt-toolkit is library for building interactive command lines (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-prompt-toolkit

python3-prompt-toolkit is:

prompt_toolkit is a GNU readline replacement written in pure Python supporting advanced features like syntax highlighting, multi line editing and code completion.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-prompt-toolkit

Install python3-prompt-toolkit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-prompt-toolkit

Install python3-prompt-toolkit 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-prompt-toolkit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-prompt-toolkit

How To Uninstall python3-prompt-toolkit on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-prompt-toolkit

Uninstall python3-prompt-toolkit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-prompt-toolkit

Remove python3-prompt-toolkit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-prompt-toolkit

Remove python3-prompt-toolkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-prompt-toolkit

Dependencies

python3-prompt-toolkit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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