How To Install python3-mastodon on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mastodon on Kali Linux. python3-mastodon is Library for the Mastodon API (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-mastodon

python3-mastodon is:

Mastodon is an ActivityPub and OStatus based twitter-like federated social network node. It has an API that allows you to interact with its every aspect.

This is a simple Python 3 module for that API.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-mastodon

Install python3-mastodon Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-mastodon

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-mastodon

How To Uninstall python3-mastodon on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-mastodon

Uninstall python3-mastodon And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-mastodon

Remove python3-mastodon Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-mastodon

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-mastodon have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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