How To Install python3-ephem on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ephem on Kali Linux.
What is python3-ephem
python3-ephem is:
PyEphem provides an ephem Python package for performing high-precision astronomy computations. The underlying numeric routines are coded in C and are the same ones that drive the popular XEphem astronomy application, whose author, Elwood Charles Downey, generously gave permission for their use in PyEphem.
The name ephem is short for the word ephemeris, which is the traditional term for a table giving the position of a planet, asteroid, or comet for a series of dates.
There are three methods to install python3-ephem 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-ephem Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-ephem using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-ephemInstall python3-ephem Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-ephem using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-ephemInstall python3-ephem 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-ephem using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-ephemHow To Uninstall python3-ephem on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-ephem package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-ephemUninstall python3-ephem And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-ephem and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-ephemRemove python3-ephem Configurations and Data
To remove python3-ephem configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-ephemRemove python3-ephem configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-ephem configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-ephemDependencies
python3-ephem have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-ephem package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.