How To Install python3-dbfread on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dbfread on Kali Linux. python3-dbfread is read DBF Files with Python

Introduction

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

What is python3-dbfread

python3-dbfread is:

DBF is a file format used by databases such dBase, Visual FoxPro, and FoxBase+. This library reads DBF files and returns the data as native Python data types for further processing. It is primarily intended for batch jobs and one-off scripts.

This package provides the modules for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dbfread

Install python3-dbfread Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-dbfread

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dbfread

How To Uninstall python3-dbfread on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-dbfread

Uninstall python3-dbfread And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dbfread

Remove python3-dbfread Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dbfread

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-dbfread have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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