How To Install python3-aiocoap on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-aiocoap on Kali Linux. python3-aiocoap is Python implementation of CoAP

Introduction

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

What is python3-aiocoap

python3-aiocoap is:

The aiocoap package is a Python implementation of CoAP, the Constrained Application Protocol (RFC 7252, more info at http://coap.technology/).

It uses the asyncio module introduced in Python 3.4 to facilitate concurrent operations while maintaining a simple to use interface and not depending on anything outside the standard library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-aiocoap

Install python3-aiocoap Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-aiocoap

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-aiocoap

How To Uninstall python3-aiocoap on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-aiocoap

Uninstall python3-aiocoap And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-aiocoap

Remove python3-aiocoap Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-aiocoap

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-aiocoap have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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