How To Install python3-rencode on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-rencode on Kali Linux. python3-rencode is Python encoding library similar to bittorrents bencode (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-rencode

python3-rencode is:

For complex, heterogeneous data structures with many small elements, r-encodings take significantly less space than b-encodings. This version of rencode is a complete rewrite in Cython in order to increase performance over the pure Python module written by Petru Paler, Connelly Barnes et al.

This package is for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-rencode

Install python3-rencode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-rencode

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-rencode

How To Uninstall python3-rencode on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-rencode

Uninstall python3-rencode And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-rencode

Remove python3-rencode Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-rencode

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-rencode have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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