How To Install pyssim on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyssim on Kali Linux.

What is pyssim

pyssim is:

Computes the SSIM between two images.

This package installs the Python 3 binaries.

There are three methods to install pyssim 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 pyssim Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pyssim

Install pyssim Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pyssim using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pyssim

Install pyssim 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 pyssim using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyssim

How To Uninstall pyssim on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the pyssim package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pyssim

Uninstall pyssim And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyssim

Remove pyssim Configurations and Data

To remove pyssim configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyssim

Remove pyssim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyssim

Dependencies

pyssim have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• pyssim website

Summary

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