How To Install python3-liblnk on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-liblnk on Kali Linux. python3-liblnk is Windows Shortcut File format access library – Python 3 bindings

Introduction

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

What is python3-liblnk

python3-liblnk is:

liblnk is a library to access the Windows Shortcut File (LNK) format.

This package contains Python 3 bindings for liblnk.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-liblnk

Install python3-liblnk Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-liblnk

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-liblnk

How To Uninstall python3-liblnk on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-liblnk

Uninstall python3-liblnk And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-liblnk

Remove python3-liblnk Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-liblnk

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-liblnk have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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