How To Install python3-notcurses on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-notcurses on Kali Linux. python3-notcurses is Character graphics and TUI library (Python)

Introduction

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

What is python3-notcurses

python3-notcurses is:

Notcurses facilitates the creation of modern TUI programs, making full use of Unicode and 24-bit TrueColor. It presents an API similar to that of Curses, and rides atop Terminfo.

These files are necessary for Python development using Notcurses. The notcurses-pydemo script verifies these Python wrappers.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-notcurses

Install python3-notcurses Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-notcurses

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-notcurses

How To Uninstall python3-notcurses on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-notcurses

Uninstall python3-notcurses And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-notcurses

Remove python3-notcurses Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-notcurses

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-notcurses have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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