How To Install python3-tabulate on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-tabulate

python3-tabulate is:

Pretty-print tabular data in Python, a library and a command-line utility. The main use cases of the library are:

• printing small tables without hassle: just one function call, formatting is guided by the data itself
• authoring tabular data for lightweight plain-text markup: multiple output formats suitable for further editing or transformation
• readable presentation of mixed textual and numeric data: smart column alignment, configurable number formatting, alignment by a decimal point

This package installs the library for Python 3, and the cli tool.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-tabulate

Install python3-tabulate Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-tabulate

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-tabulate

How To Uninstall python3-tabulate on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-tabulate

Uninstall python3-tabulate And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-tabulate

Remove python3-tabulate Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-tabulate

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-tabulate have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-tabulate website

Summary

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