How To Install python3-mysqldb on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mysqldb on Kali Linux.
What is python3-mysqldb
python3-mysqldb is:
Mysqlclient is an interface to the popular MySQL database server for Python.
This is a fork of MySQLdb. It add Python 3.3 support and merges some pull requests.
This package contains modules for all Python 3.x versions supported in Debian.
There are three methods to install python3-mysqldb 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-mysqldb Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-mysqldb using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-mysqldbInstall python3-mysqldb Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-mysqldb using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-mysqldbInstall python3-mysqldb 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-mysqldb using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-mysqldbHow To Uninstall python3-mysqldb on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-mysqldb package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-mysqldbUninstall python3-mysqldb And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-mysqldb and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-mysqldbRemove python3-mysqldb Configurations and Data
To remove python3-mysqldb configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-mysqldbRemove python3-mysqldb configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-mysqldb configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-mysqldbDependencies
python3-mysqldb have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-mysqldb package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.