How To Install python3-hid on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hid on Kali Linux.
What is python3-hid
python3-hid is:
This has been tested with:
- the PIC18F4550 on the development board from CCS with their example program.
- the Fine Offset WH3081 Weather Station.
It works on Linux, Windows XP and OS X.
HIDAPI is a multi-platform library which allows an application to interface with USB and Bluetooth HID-Class devices on Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and Mac OS X. HIDAPI can be either built as a shared library (.so or .dll) or can be embedded directly into a target application by adding a single source file (per platform) and a single header.
This package contains HIDAPI for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-hid 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-hid Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-hid using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-hidInstall python3-hid Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-hid using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-hidInstall python3-hid 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-hid using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-hidHow To Uninstall python3-hid on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-hid package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-hidUninstall python3-hid And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-hid and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-hidRemove python3-hid Configurations and Data
To remove python3-hid configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-hidRemove python3-hid configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-hid configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-hidDependencies
python3-hid have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hid package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.