How To Install python3-stsci.distutils on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-stsci.distutils on Kali Linux. python3-stsci.distutils is Python3 packaging utilities for STScIs packages

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 update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-stsci.distutils using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-stsci.distutils

Install python3-stsci.distutils Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-stsci.distutils

Install 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 update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-stsci.distutils using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-stsci.distutils

How 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.distutils

Uninstall 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.distutils

Remove 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.distutils

Remove 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.distutils

Dependencies

python3-stsci.distutils have the following dependencies:

References

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.