How To Install python3-svipc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-svipc on Kali Linux. python3-svipc is interprocess communication (shared memory…) for Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-svipc

python3-svipc is:

This package allows one to access the System V Interprocess communication mechanisms from within Python 3:

  • message queues;
  • semaphore sets;
  • shared memory segments.

This plug-in serves primarily two use cases:

  • parallel (multiprocess) computing;
  • mixed applications (e.g. python/yorick).

A sibling package is available for Yorick: yorick-svipc

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-svipc

Install python3-svipc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-svipc

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-svipc

How To Uninstall python3-svipc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-svipc

Uninstall python3-svipc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-svipc

Remove python3-svipc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-svipc

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-svipc have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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