How To Install python3-hdf4 on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hdf4 on Kali Linux.
What is python3-hdf4
python3-hdf4 is:
The Python-HDF4 package wraps the functionality of the NCSA HDF version 4 library inside a Python OOP framework. The SD (scientific dataset), VS (Vdata) and V (Vgroup) APIs are currently implemented. SD datasets are read/written through numpy arrays. NetCDF files can also be read and modified with Python-HDF4.
This package is a fork of pyhdf (http://pysclint.sourceforge.net/pyhdf/).
There are three methods to install python3-hdf4 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-hdf4 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-hdf4 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-hdf4Install python3-hdf4 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-hdf4 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-hdf4Install python3-hdf4 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-hdf4 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-hdf4How To Uninstall python3-hdf4 on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-hdf4 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-hdf4Uninstall python3-hdf4 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-hdf4 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-hdf4Remove python3-hdf4 Configurations and Data
To remove python3-hdf4 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-hdf4Remove python3-hdf4 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-hdf4 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-hdf4Dependencies
python3-hdf4 have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hdf4 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
