How To Install python3-thrift on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-thrift on Kali Linux. python3-thrift is Python 3 library for Thrift

Introduction

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

What is python3-thrift

python3-thrift is:

Thrift is a software framework for the development of reliable and performant communication and data serialization. It combines a software stack with a code generation to build services that operate seamlessly across a number of different development languages.

This package provides the Python 3 bindings for Thrift.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-thrift

Install python3-thrift Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-thrift

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-thrift

How To Uninstall python3-thrift on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-thrift

Uninstall python3-thrift And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-thrift

Remove python3-thrift Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-thrift

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-thrift have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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