How To Install python3-can on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-can on Kali Linux.
What is python3-can
python3-can is:
The Controller Area Network (CAN, aka “CAN bus”) is a bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other. It has priority based bus arbitration, reliable deterministic communication. It is used in cars, trucks, boats, wheelchairs and more.
The ‘can’ package provides controller area network support for Python developers; providing “common abstractions to different hardware devices”, and a suite of utilities for sending and receiving messages on a can bus.
This package provides the bindings for Python 3.x (and some logging utilities)
There are three methods to install python3-can 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-can Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-can using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-canInstall python3-can Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-can using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-canInstall python3-can 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-can using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-canHow To Uninstall python3-can on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-can package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-canUninstall python3-can And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-can and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-canRemove python3-can Configurations and Data
To remove python3-can configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-canRemove python3-can configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-can configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-canDependencies
python3-can have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-can package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
