How To Install python3-ball on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ball on Kali Linux. python3-ball is Python bindings for the Biochemical Algorithms Library

Introduction

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

What is python3-ball

python3-ball is:

BALL (Biochemical Algorithms Library) is an application framework in C++ that has been specifically designed for rapid software development in Molecular Modeling and Computational Molecular Biology. This package provides scripting access to the VIEW-independent functionality of the Biochemical Algorithms Library (BALL).

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-ball

Install python3-ball Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-ball

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-ball

How To Uninstall python3-ball on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-ball

Uninstall python3-ball And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ball

Remove python3-ball Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ball

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-ball have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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