How To Install python3-cx-oracle on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cx-oracle on Kali Linux.
What is python3-cx-oracle
python3-cx-oracle is:
This package contains a Python extension module that enables access to Oracle Database. It conforms to the Python database API 2.0 specification with a considerable number of additions and a couple of exclusions.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-cx-oracle 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-cx-oracle Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-cx-oracle using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-cx-oracleInstall python3-cx-oracle Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-cx-oracle using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-cx-oracleInstall python3-cx-oracle 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-cx-oracle using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-cx-oracleHow To Uninstall python3-cx-oracle on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-cx-oracle package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-cx-oracleUninstall python3-cx-oracle And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-cx-oracle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-cx-oracleRemove python3-cx-oracle Configurations and Data
To remove python3-cx-oracle configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-cx-oracleRemove python3-cx-oracle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-cx-oracle configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-cx-oracleDependencies
python3-cx-oracle have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-cx-oracle package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
