How To Install python3-pykafka on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pykafka on Kali Linux.
What is python3-pykafka
python3-pykafka is:
PyKafka is a programmer-friendly Kafka client for Python. It includes Python implementations of Kafka producers and consumers, which are optionally backed by a C extension built on librdkafka. It runs under Python 2.7+, Python 3.4+, and PyPy, and supports versions of Kafka 0.8.2 and newer.
PyKafka’s primary goal is to provide a similar level of abstraction to the JVM Kafka client using idioms familiar to Python programmers and exposing the most Pythonic API possible.
There are three methods to install python3-pykafka 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-pykafka Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pykafka using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pykafkaInstall python3-pykafka Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pykafka using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pykafkaInstall python3-pykafka 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-pykafka using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pykafkaHow To Uninstall python3-pykafka on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-pykafka package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pykafkaUninstall python3-pykafka And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pykafka and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pykafkaRemove python3-pykafka Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pykafka configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pykafkaRemove python3-pykafka configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pykafka configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pykafkaDependencies
python3-pykafka have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pykafka package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
