How To Install python3-pywatchman on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pywatchman on Kali Linux. python3-pywatchman is Python library for Watchman and related utilities

Introduction

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

What is python3-pywatchman

python3-pywatchman is:

A Python library for watchman (the file watching service), and related utilities such as watchman-make and watchman-wait. Watchman can be used to watch files and record when they actually change. It can be used to trigger actions (such as rebuilding assets) when matching files change. If you require to perform an action based on whether a file changes or not, watchman may be the tool you need. By giving watchman a pattern and an action to take when the files change, you can trigger an activity to be taken.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pywatchman

Install python3-pywatchman Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pywatchman

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pywatchman

How To Uninstall python3-pywatchman on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pywatchman

Uninstall python3-pywatchman And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pywatchman

Remove python3-pywatchman Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pywatchman

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pywatchman have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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