How To Install python3-rstr on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-rstr

python3-rstr is:

rstr is a helper module for easily generating random strings of various types. It could be useful for fuzz testing, generating dummy data, or other applications. It has no dependencies outside the standard library, and is compatible with Python 3.

The basic method of rstr is rstr(). At a minimum, it requires one argument, an alphabet of characters from which to create a string.

Inspired by the Java library of the same name, the xeger() method allows users to create a random string from a regular expression.

You can combine rstr with Python’s built-in string formatting to produce strings that fit a variety of templates.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-rstr

Install python3-rstr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-rstr

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-rstr

How To Uninstall python3-rstr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-rstr

Uninstall python3-rstr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-rstr

Remove python3-rstr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-rstr

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-rstr have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-rstr website

Summary

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