How To Install python3-stsci.distutils on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-stsci.distutils on Kali Linux.
What is python3-stsci.distutils
python3-stsci.distutils is:
This package contains utilities used to package some of STScI’s Python projects; specifically those projects that comprise stsci_python_ and Astrolib_. It currently consists mostly of some setup_hook scripts meant for use with distutils2 and/or d2to1, and a customized easy_install command meant for use with distribute.
This is the Python 3 version.
There are three methods to install python3-stsci.distutils 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-stsci.distutils Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-stsci.distutils using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-stsci.distutilsInstall python3-stsci.distutils Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-stsci.distutils using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-stsci.distutilsInstall python3-stsci.distutils 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-stsci.distutils using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-stsci.distutilsHow To Uninstall python3-stsci.distutils on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-stsci.distutils package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-stsci.distutilsUninstall python3-stsci.distutils And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-stsci.distutils and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-stsci.distutilsRemove python3-stsci.distutils Configurations and Data
To remove python3-stsci.distutils configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-stsci.distutilsRemove python3-stsci.distutils configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-stsci.distutils configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-stsci.distutilsDependencies
python3-stsci.distutils have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-stsci.distutils package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.