How To Install python3-gattlib on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gattlib on Kali Linux. python3-gattlib is Bluetooth LE GATT library for Python 3

Introduction

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

What is python3-gattlib

python3-gattlib is:

This is a Python library to use the GATT Protocol for Bluetooth LE devices. It is a wrapper around the implementation used by gatttool in bluez package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gattlib

Install python3-gattlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-gattlib

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gattlib

How To Uninstall python3-gattlib on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-gattlib

Uninstall python3-gattlib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gattlib

Remove python3-gattlib Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gattlib

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-gattlib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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