How To Install python3-torchtext on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-torchtext on Kali Linux. python3-torchtext is Data loaders and abstractions for text and NLP

Introduction

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

What is python3-torchtext

python3-torchtext is:

This package consists of:

  • torchtext.data: Generic data loaders, abstractions, and iterators for text (including vocabulary and word vectors)
  • torchtext.datasets: Pre-built loaders for common NLP datasets

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-torchtext

Install python3-torchtext Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-torchtext

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-torchtext

How To Uninstall python3-torchtext on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-torchtext

Uninstall python3-torchtext And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-torchtext

Remove python3-torchtext Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-torchtext

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-torchtext have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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