How To Install python3-gnucash on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gnucash on Kali Linux. python3-gnucash is Gnucash interface for Python

Introduction

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

What is python3-gnucash

python3-gnucash is:

Gnucash provides accounting functions suitable for use by small businesses and individuals. It can track finances in multiple accounts, keeping running and reconciled balances. There is support for customer, vendor and employee processing. It has an X based graphical user interface, double entry, a hierarchy of accounts, expense accounts (categories), and can import Quicken QIF files and OFX files.

This package contains the Python bindings for Gnucash which allow you to read and manipulate Gnucash data files.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gnucash

Install python3-gnucash Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-gnucash

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gnucash

How To Uninstall python3-gnucash on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-gnucash

Uninstall python3-gnucash And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gnucash

Remove python3-gnucash Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gnucash

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-gnucash have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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