How To Install python3-dotenv on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-dotenv

python3-dotenv is:

Reads key value pairs from the .env file and adds them to environment. variables. It is useful to manage settings during development and in production following the 12-factor principles: http://12factor.net/ The executable is named python-dotenv

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dotenv

Install python3-dotenv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-dotenv

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dotenv

How To Uninstall python3-dotenv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-dotenv

Uninstall python3-dotenv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dotenv

Remove python3-dotenv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dotenv

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-dotenv have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-dotenv website

Summary

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