How To Install python3-zxcvbn on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-zxcvbn

python3-zxcvbn is:

This is a Python implementation of the library created by the team at Dropbox. Accepts user data to be added to the dictionaries that are tested against, gives a score to the password, provides feedback on the password and ways to improve it, returns time estimates on how long it would take to guess the password in different situations

This package provides the Python 3 library, and a zxcvbn binary providing a convenient wrapper.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-zxcvbn

Install python3-zxcvbn Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-zxcvbn

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-zxcvbn

How To Uninstall python3-zxcvbn on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-zxcvbn

Uninstall python3-zxcvbn And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-zxcvbn

Remove python3-zxcvbn Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-zxcvbn

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-zxcvbn have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-zxcvbn website

Summary

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