How To Install python3-hamlib on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hamlib on Kali Linux.
What is python3-hamlib
python3-hamlib is:
Most recent amateur radio transceivers allow external control of their functions through a computer interface. Unfortunately, control commands are not always consistent across a manufacturer’s product line and each manufacturer’s product line differs greatly from its competitors.
This library addresses that issue by providing a standardised programming interface that applications can talk to and translating that into the appropriate commands required by the radio in use.
This package provides the Python3 bindings of the library.
There are three methods to install python3-hamlib 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-hamlib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-hamlib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-hamlibInstall python3-hamlib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-hamlib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-hamlibInstall python3-hamlib 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-hamlib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-hamlibHow To Uninstall python3-hamlib on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-hamlib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-hamlibUninstall python3-hamlib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-hamlib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-hamlibRemove python3-hamlib Configurations and Data
To remove python3-hamlib configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-hamlibRemove python3-hamlib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-hamlib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-hamlibDependencies
python3-hamlib have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hamlib package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
