How To Install python3-pychromecast on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pychromecast on Kali Linux. python3-pychromecast is Library to communicate with Google Chromecast (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-pychromecast

python3-pychromecast is:

This library makes it easy to communicate with a Chromecast device using Python.

It currently supports:

  • Auto discovering connected Chromecasts on the network
  • Start the default media receiver and play any online media
  • Control playback of current playing media
  • Implement Google Chromecast API v2
  • Communicate with apps via channels
  • Easily extendable to add support for unsupported namespaces

This package contains the Python 3 version of pychromecast

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pychromecast

Install python3-pychromecast Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pychromecast

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pychromecast

How To Uninstall python3-pychromecast on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pychromecast

Uninstall python3-pychromecast And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pychromecast

Remove python3-pychromecast Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pychromecast

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pychromecast have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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