How To Install python3-hpilo on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-hpilo on Kali Linux. python3-hpilo is HP iLO XML interface access from Python (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-hpilo

python3-hpilo is:

This module will make it easy for you to access the Integrated Lights Out management interface of your HP hardware. It supports RILOE II, iLO, iLO 2, iLO 3 and iLO 4. It uses the XML interface or hponcfg to access and change the iLO.

This package contains the Python 3 version of hpilo.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-hpilo

Install python3-hpilo Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-hpilo

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-hpilo

How To Uninstall python3-hpilo on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-hpilo

Uninstall python3-hpilo And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-hpilo

Remove python3-hpilo Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-hpilo

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-hpilo have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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