How To Install python3-matplotlib on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-matplotlib on Kali Linux. python3-matplotlib is Python based plotting system in a style similar to Matlab (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-matplotlib

python3-matplotlib is:

Matplotlib is a pure Python plotting library designed to bring publication quality plotting to Python with a syntax familiar to Matlab users. All of the plotting commands in the pylab interface can be accessed either via a functional interface familiar to Matlab users or an object oriented interface familiar to Python users.

This package contains the Python 3 version of matplotlib.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-matplotlib

Install python3-matplotlib Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-matplotlib

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-matplotlib

How To Uninstall python3-matplotlib on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-matplotlib

Uninstall python3-matplotlib And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-matplotlib

Remove python3-matplotlib Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-matplotlib

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-matplotlib have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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