How To Install python3-pystemd on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pystemd on Kali Linux.
What is python3-pystemd
python3-pystemd is:
This library allows you to talk to systemd over D-Bus from Python, without actually thinking that you are talking to systemd over D-Bus. This allows you to programmatically start/stop/restart/kill and verify services status from systemd point of view, avoiding executing
subprocess.Popen(['systemctl', ...and then parsing the output to know the result.
There are three methods to install python3-pystemd 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-pystemd Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pystemd using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pystemdInstall python3-pystemd Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pystemd using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pystemdInstall python3-pystemd 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-pystemd using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pystemdHow To Uninstall python3-pystemd on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-pystemd package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pystemdUninstall python3-pystemd And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pystemd and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pystemdRemove python3-pystemd Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pystemd configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pystemdRemove python3-pystemd configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pystemd configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pystemdDependencies
python3-pystemd have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pystemd package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
