How To Install python3-pptx on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pptx on Kali Linux.
What is python3-pptx
python3-pptx is:
This package contains a Python library for creating and updating PowerPoint (.pptx) files.
A typical use would be generating a customized PowerPoint presentation from database content, downloadable by clicking a link in a web application. Several developers have used it to automate production of presentation-ready engineering status reports based on information held in their work management system. It could also be used for making bulk updates to a library of presentations or simply to automate the production of a slide or two that would be tedious to get right by hand.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-pptx 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-pptx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pptx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pptxInstall python3-pptx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pptx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pptxInstall python3-pptx 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-pptx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pptxHow To Uninstall python3-pptx on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-pptx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pptxUninstall python3-pptx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pptx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pptxRemove python3-pptx Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pptx configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pptxRemove python3-pptx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pptx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pptxDependencies
python3-pptx have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pptx package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
