How To Install python3-setuptools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-setuptools on Kali Linux.
What is python3-setuptools
python3-setuptools is:
Extensions to the python-distutils for large or complex distributions.
There are three methods to install python3-setuptools 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 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-setuptools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-setuptoolsInstall python3-setuptools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-setuptools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-setuptoolsInstall python3-setuptools 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-setuptools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-setuptoolsHow To Uninstall python3-setuptools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-setuptools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-setuptoolsUninstall python3-setuptools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-setuptools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-setuptoolsRemove python3-setuptools Configurations and Data
To remove python3-setuptools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-setuptoolsRemove python3-setuptools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-setuptools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-setuptoolsDependencies
python3-setuptools have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-setuptools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.