How To Install python3-potr on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-potr on Kali Linux. python3-potr is Pure Python implementation of the OTR protocol (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-potr

python3-potr is:

pure-python-otr is a pure Python implementation of the OTR protocol (Off-the-Record encryption, see the OTR website for more information). This gives developers the flexibility to implement OTR encryption for their Python-based Instant Messaging clients. A gajim-otr plugin will be available in the next major Gajim release to provide IM encryption independently of the underlying chat protocol.

This package also includes the command line utility ‘convertkey’ for converting the old OTR file format to the new one.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-potr

Install python3-potr Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-potr

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-potr

How To Uninstall python3-potr on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-potr

Uninstall python3-potr And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-potr

Remove python3-potr Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-potr

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-potr have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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