How To Install python3-gphoto2cffi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gphoto2cffi on Kali Linux. python3-gphoto2cffi is GPhoto2 bindings with simpler API

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gphoto2cffi on Kali Linux.

What is python3-gphoto2cffi

python3-gphoto2cffi is:

Python bindings for libgphoto2 with an interface that strives to be idiomatic. In contrast to other bindings for Python, gphoto2-cffi hides most of the lower-level abstractions and reduces the API surface while still offering access to most of the library’s features.

Python3 version.

There are three methods to install python3-gphoto2cffi 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-gphoto2cffi 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-gphoto2cffi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-gphoto2cffi

Install python3-gphoto2cffi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-gphoto2cffi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-gphoto2cffi

Install python3-gphoto2cffi 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-gphoto2cffi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-gphoto2cffi

How To Uninstall python3-gphoto2cffi on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-gphoto2cffi package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-gphoto2cffi

Uninstall python3-gphoto2cffi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-gphoto2cffi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-gphoto2cffi

Remove python3-gphoto2cffi Configurations and Data

To remove python3-gphoto2cffi configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-gphoto2cffi

Remove python3-gphoto2cffi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-gphoto2cffi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-gphoto2cffi

Dependencies

python3-gphoto2cffi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-gphoto2cffi package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.