How To Install python3-releases on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-releases on Kali Linux. python3-releases is Sphinx extension for changelog manipulation (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-releases

python3-releases is:

Releases is a Sphinx extension designed to help you keep a source control friendly, merge friendly changelog file & turn it into useful, human readable HTML output.

Specifically:

  • The source format (kept in your Sphinx tree as changelog.rst) is a stream-like timeline that plays well with source control & only requires one entry per change (even for changes that exist in multiple release lines).
  • The output (when you have the extension installed and run your Sphinx build command) is a traditional looking changelog page with a section for every release; multi-release issues are copied automatically into each release.
  • By default, feature and support issues are only displayed under feature releases, and bugs are only displayed under bugfix releases. This can be overridden on a per-issue basis.

This package contains the python3.x version of the library

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-releases

Install python3-releases Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-releases

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-releases

How To Uninstall python3-releases on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-releases

Uninstall python3-releases And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-releases

Remove python3-releases Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-releases

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-releases have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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