How To Install python3-libconf on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-libconf

python3-libconf is:

libconf is a pure-Python reader/writer for configuration files in libconfig format, which is often used in C/C++ projects. Its interface is similar to the json module.

This package installs the library for Python 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libconf

Install python3-libconf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-libconf

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libconf

How To Uninstall python3-libconf on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-libconf

Uninstall python3-libconf And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libconf

Remove python3-libconf Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libconf

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-libconf have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-libconf website

Summary

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