How To Install python3-nxs on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-nxs on Kali Linux. python3-nxs is NeXus scientific data file format - Python 3 binding

Introduction

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

What is python3-nxs

python3-nxs is:

NeXus is a common data format for neutron, X-ray, and muon science. It is being developed as an international standard by scientists and programmers representing major scientific facilities in Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America in order to facilitate greater cooperation in the analysis and visualization of neutron, X-ray, and muon data.

This is the package containing the Python 3 bindings.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-nxs

Install python3-nxs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-nxs

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-nxs

How To Uninstall python3-nxs on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-nxs

Uninstall python3-nxs And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-nxs

Remove python3-nxs Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-nxs

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-nxs have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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