How To Install python3-setproctitle on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-setproctitle on Kali Linux. python3-setproctitle is Setproctitle implementation for Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-setproctitle

python3-setproctitle is:

The library allows a process to change its title (as displayed by system tools such as ps and top).

Changing the title is mostly useful in multi-process systems, for example when a master process is forked: changing the children’s title allows one to identify the task each process is busy with. The technique is used by PostgreSQL and the OpenSSH Server for example.

This is the Python 3 package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-setproctitle

Install python3-setproctitle Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-setproctitle

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-setproctitle

How To Uninstall python3-setproctitle on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-setproctitle

Uninstall python3-setproctitle And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-setproctitle

Remove python3-setproctitle Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-setproctitle

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-setproctitle have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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