How To Install python3-libgpiod on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libgpiod on Kali Linux.
What is python3-libgpiod
python3-libgpiod is:
libgpiod encapsulates the ioctl calls and data structures behind a straightforward API. This new character device interface guarantees all allocated resources are freed after closing the device file descriptor and adds several new features that are not present in the obsolete sysfs interface (like event polling, setting/reading multiple values at once or open-source and open-drain GPIOs).
This package contains Python 3 bindings for the libgpiod library.
There are three methods to install python3-libgpiod 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-libgpiod Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-libgpiod using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-libgpiodInstall python3-libgpiod Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-libgpiod using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-libgpiodInstall python3-libgpiod 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-libgpiod using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-libgpiodHow To Uninstall python3-libgpiod on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-libgpiod package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-libgpiodUninstall python3-libgpiod And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-libgpiod and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libgpiodRemove python3-libgpiod Configurations and Data
To remove python3-libgpiod configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libgpiodRemove python3-libgpiod configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-libgpiod configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-libgpiodDependencies
python3-libgpiod have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libgpiod package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
