How To Install python3-dmidecode on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-dmidecode on Kali Linux. python3-dmidecode is Python extension module for dmidecode - Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-dmidecode

python3-dmidecode is:

DMI (the desktop management interface) provides a standardized description of a computer’s hardware, including characteristics such as BIOS serial number and hardware connectors.

This package provides an interface to the DMI data available from the BIOS. It is intended to be used as a back-end tool by other hardware detection programs implemented in Python.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-dmidecode

Install python3-dmidecode Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-dmidecode

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-dmidecode

How To Uninstall python3-dmidecode on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-dmidecode

Uninstall python3-dmidecode And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-dmidecode

Remove python3-dmidecode Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-dmidecode

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-dmidecode have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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