How To Install python3-bluepy on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-bluepy

python3-bluepy is:

This package contains a Python module to allow Bluetooth Low Energy (a.k.a Bluetooth Smart) peripherals to be controlled from Python.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-bluepy

Install python3-bluepy Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-bluepy

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-bluepy

How To Uninstall python3-bluepy on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-bluepy

Uninstall python3-bluepy And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-bluepy

Remove python3-bluepy Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-bluepy

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-bluepy have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-bluepy website

Summary

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