How To Install python3-btchip on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-btchip on Kali Linux. python3-btchip is Python library to communicate with BTChip dongle (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-btchip

python3-btchip is:

HW-1 is a secure tiny USB smart card based hardware wallet, keeping your bitcoin based crypto-currency assets safe. The built-in smart card holds your private keys, and signs transactions after you confirm them. Cheap, fun, easy to use, yet offering a rich API for developers, HW-1 makes crypto coins security convenient.

For more info, visit: https://hardwarewallet.com/

This package contains the Python 3 modules.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-btchip

Install python3-btchip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-btchip

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-btchip

How To Uninstall python3-btchip on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-btchip

Uninstall python3-btchip And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-btchip

Remove python3-btchip Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-btchip

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-btchip have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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