How To Install python3-pyaudio on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyaudio on Kali Linux. python3-pyaudio is Python3 bindings for PortAudio v19

Introduction

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

What is python3-pyaudio

python3-pyaudio is:

PyAudio provides Python bindings for PortAudio v19, the cross-platform audio I/O library. PyAudio makes it easy to use Python to play and record audio via pythonic wrappers around the PortAudio API. This package is for Python3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyaudio

Install python3-pyaudio Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyaudio

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyaudio

How To Uninstall python3-pyaudio on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyaudio

Uninstall python3-pyaudio And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyaudio

Remove python3-pyaudio Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyaudio

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pyaudio have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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