How To Install python3-olefile on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-olefile on Kali Linux. python3-olefile is Python module to read/write MS OLE2 files

Introduction

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

What is python3-olefile

python3-olefile is:

Python package to parse, read and write Microsoft OLE2 files (also called Structured Storage, Compound File Binary Format or Compound Document File Format), such as Microsoft Office 97-2003 documents, vbaProject.bin in MS Office 2007+ files, Image Composer and FlashPix files, Outlook MSG files, StickyNotes, several Microscopy file formats, McAfee antivirus quarantine files, etc.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-olefile

Install python3-olefile Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-olefile

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-olefile

How To Uninstall python3-olefile on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-olefile

Uninstall python3-olefile And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-olefile

Remove python3-olefile Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-olefile

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-olefile have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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