How To Install python3-pyclamd on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-pyclamd

python3-pyclamd is:

This package adds virus detection capabilities to Python 3 software in an efficient and easy way, thanks to the ClamAV antivirus toolkit.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyclamd

Install python3-pyclamd Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyclamd

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyclamd

How To Uninstall python3-pyclamd on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyclamd

Uninstall python3-pyclamd And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyclamd

Remove python3-pyclamd Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyclamd

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pyclamd have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-pyclamd website

Summary

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