How To Install python3-mpv on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-mpv

python3-mpv is:

python-mpv is a ctypes-based Python interface to the mpv media player. It gives you more or less full control of all features of the player, just as the Lua interface does.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-mpv

Install python3-mpv Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-mpv

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-mpv

How To Uninstall python3-mpv on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-mpv

Uninstall python3-mpv And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-mpv

Remove python3-mpv Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-mpv

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-mpv have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-mpv website

Summary

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