How To Install python3-pypff on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pypff on Kali Linux. python3-pypff is Python 3 bindings for libpff

Introduction

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

What is python3-pypff

python3-pypff is:

Libpff is a library to access Personal Folder File (PFF) and Offline Folder File (OFF) formats. Those files formats are used by MS Outlook in PAB (Personal Address Book), PST (Personal Storage Table) and OST (Offline Storage Table) files.

This package contains Python 3 bindings for libpff.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pypff

Install python3-pypff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pypff

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pypff

How To Uninstall python3-pypff on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pypff

Uninstall python3-pypff And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pypff

Remove python3-pypff Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pypff

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pypff have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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