How To Install python3-libtorrent on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libtorrent on Kali Linux. python3-libtorrent is Python bindings for libtorrent-rasterbar (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-libtorrent

python3-libtorrent is:

Bittorrent library by Rasterbar Software (Arvid Norberg). libtorrent-rasterbar is a C++ library that aims to be a good alternative to all the other bittorrent implementations around.

The main goals of libtorrent-rasterbar are:

  • to be cpu efficient
  • to be memory efficient
  • to be very easy to use

This package contains Python 3 bindings for the libtorrent-rasterbar library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-libtorrent

Install python3-libtorrent Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-libtorrent

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-libtorrent

How To Uninstall python3-libtorrent on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-libtorrent

Uninstall python3-libtorrent And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libtorrent

Remove python3-libtorrent Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libtorrent

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-libtorrent have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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