How To Install python3-pytest-mpi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pytest-mpi on Kali Linux. python3-pytest-mpi is a plugin for pytest testing MPI-related code (Python3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-pytest-mpi

python3-pytest-mpi is:

pytest-mpi provides a number of things to assist with using pytest with MPI-using code, specifically:

  • Displaying of the current MPI configuration (e.g. the MPI version, the number of processes)
  • Sharing temporary files/folders across the MPI processes
  • Markers which allow for skipping or xfailing tests based on whether the tests are being run under MPI

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pytest-mpi

Install python3-pytest-mpi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pytest-mpi

Install python3-pytest-mpi 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-pytest-mpi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pytest-mpi

How To Uninstall python3-pytest-mpi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pytest-mpi

Uninstall python3-pytest-mpi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pytest-mpi

Remove python3-pytest-mpi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pytest-mpi

Remove python3-pytest-mpi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pytest-mpi

Dependencies

python3-pytest-mpi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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