How To Install python3-mpd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-mpd

python3-mpd is:

Fast MPD (Music Player Daemon) client library written in pure Python. It was written to be a replacement for python-mpdclient which is a bit outdated and does not perform good in many situations.

This is the Python 3 version of python-mpd2, a fork of the original python-mpd.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-mpd

Install python3-mpd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-mpd

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-mpd

How To Uninstall python3-mpd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-mpd

Uninstall python3-mpd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-mpd

Remove python3-mpd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-mpd

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-mpd have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-mpd website

Summary

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