How To Install python3-versioneer on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-versioneer

python3-versioneer is:

This is a tool for managing a recorded version number in distutils-based python projects. The goal is to remove the tedious and error-prone “update the embedded version string” step from your release process. Making a new release should be as easy as recording a new tag in your version-control system, and maybe making new tarballs.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-versioneer

Install python3-versioneer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-versioneer

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-versioneer

How To Uninstall python3-versioneer on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-versioneer

Uninstall python3-versioneer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-versioneer

Remove python3-versioneer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-versioneer

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-versioneer have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-versioneer website

Summary

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