How To Install python3-descartes on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-descartes on Kali Linux. python3-descartes is Matplotlib extension to work with geometric objects (Python3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-descartes

python3-descartes is:

Descartes allows the usage of geometric objects as matplotlib paths and patches.

This is the Python 3 version of the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-descartes

Install python3-descartes Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-descartes

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-descartes

How To Uninstall python3-descartes on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-descartes

Uninstall python3-descartes And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-descartes

Remove python3-descartes Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-descartes

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-descartes have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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