How To Install python3-plist on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-plist on Kali Linux. python3-plist is Library for handling Apple binary and XML property lists - Python3 bindings

Introduction

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

What is python3-plist

python3-plist is:

libplist is a library for reading and writing the Apple binary and XML property lists format. It’s part of the libimobiledevice stack, providing access to iDevices (iPod, iPhone, iPad …).

This package contains the Python 3 bindings.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-plist

Install python3-plist Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-plist

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-plist

How To Uninstall python3-plist on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-plist

Uninstall python3-plist And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-plist

Remove python3-plist Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-plist

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-plist have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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