How To Install python3-pygtail on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-pygtail

python3-pygtail is:

Pygtail reads log file lines that have not been read. It will even handle log files that have been rotated.

This has similar functionality to the logtail2 tool (which can be found in the logtail package).

This package contains the Python 3 library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pygtail

Install python3-pygtail Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pygtail

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pygtail

How To Uninstall python3-pygtail on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pygtail

Uninstall python3-pygtail And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pygtail

Remove python3-pygtail Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pygtail

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pygtail have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-pygtail website

Summary

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