How To Install python3-libvirt on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libvirt on Kali Linux.
What is python3-libvirt
python3-libvirt is:
Libvirt is a C toolkit to interact with the virtualization capabilities of recent versions of Linux (and other OSes). The library aims at providing a long term stable C API for different virtualization mechanisms. It currently supports QEMU, KVM, XEN, OpenVZ, LXC, and VirtualBox.
This package contains the Python 3 bindings for the libvirt library
There are three methods to install python3-libvirt 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-libvirt Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-libvirt using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-libvirtInstall python3-libvirt Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-libvirt using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-libvirtInstall python3-libvirt 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-libvirt using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-libvirtHow To Uninstall python3-libvirt on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-libvirt package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-libvirtUninstall python3-libvirt And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-libvirt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-libvirtRemove python3-libvirt Configurations and Data
To remove python3-libvirt configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-libvirtRemove python3-libvirt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-libvirt configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-libvirtDependencies
python3-libvirt have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-libvirt package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.