How To Install python3-aalib on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aalib on Kali Linux. python3-aalib is Python 3 interface to AAlib, an ASCII art library

Introduction

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

What is python3-aalib

python3-aalib is:

AAlib is a portable ASCII art graphics library. Internally, it works like a graphics display, but the output is rendered into ASCII text.

This package makes AAlib accessible in Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-aalib

Install python3-aalib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-aalib

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-aalib

How To Uninstall python3-aalib on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-aalib

Uninstall python3-aalib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-aalib

Remove python3-aalib Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-aalib

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-aalib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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