How To Install python3-recoll on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-recoll on Kali Linux.
What is python3-recoll
python3-recoll is:
Personal full text search package which is based on a very strong backend (Xapian), for which it provides an easy to use and feature-rich interface.
This package provides Python3 extension module for recoll which can be use to extend recoll such as an Ubuntu Unity Lens.
There are three methods to install python3-recoll 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-recoll Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-recoll using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-recollInstall python3-recoll Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-recoll using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-recollInstall python3-recoll 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-recoll using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-recollHow To Uninstall python3-recoll on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-recoll package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-recollUninstall python3-recoll And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-recoll and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-recollRemove python3-recoll Configurations and Data
To remove python3-recoll configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-recollRemove python3-recoll configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-recoll configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-recollDependencies
python3-recoll have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-recoll package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
