How To Install python3-cups on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cups on Kali Linux. python3-cups is Python3 bindings for CUPS

Introduction

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

What is python3-cups

python3-cups is:

A module of python3 bindings for using the CUPS 2+ API in python3 programs.

CUPS needs to be installed and running for python3-cups to work correctly.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-cups

Install python3-cups Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-cups

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-cups

How To Uninstall python3-cups on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-cups

Uninstall python3-cups And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cups

Remove python3-cups Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cups

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-cups have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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