How To Install python3-setuptools-git on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-setuptools-git

python3-setuptools-git is:

This is a plugin for setup tools that enables Git integration. Once installed, Setuptools can be told to include in a module distribution all the files tracked by git. This is an alternative to explicit inclusion specifications with MANIFEST.in.

This package was formerly known as gitlsfiles. The name change is the result of an effort by the setuptools plugin developers to provide a uniform naming convention.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-setuptools-git

Install python3-setuptools-git Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-setuptools-git

Install python3-setuptools-git 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-setuptools-git using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-setuptools-git

How To Uninstall python3-setuptools-git on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-setuptools-git

Uninstall python3-setuptools-git And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-setuptools-git

Remove python3-setuptools-git Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-setuptools-git

Remove python3-setuptools-git configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-setuptools-git

Dependencies

python3-setuptools-git have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-setuptools-git website

Summary

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