How To Install python3-pygame-sdl2 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pygame-sdl2 on Kali Linux. python3-pygame-sdl2 is reimplementation of the Pygame API using SDL2

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pygame-sdl2 on Kali Linux.

What is python3-pygame-sdl2

python3-pygame-sdl2 is:

Pygame_sdl2 is a reimplementation of the Pygame API using SDL2 and related libraries. The initial goal of this project is to allow games written using the pygame API to run on SDL2 on desktop and mobile platforms. The API will be evolved to expose SDL2-provided functionality in a pythonic manner.

There are three methods to install python3-pygame-sdl2 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-pygame-sdl2 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-pygame-sdl2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pygame-sdl2

Install python3-pygame-sdl2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pygame-sdl2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pygame-sdl2

Install python3-pygame-sdl2 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-pygame-sdl2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pygame-sdl2

How To Uninstall python3-pygame-sdl2 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-pygame-sdl2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pygame-sdl2

Uninstall python3-pygame-sdl2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pygame-sdl2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pygame-sdl2

Remove python3-pygame-sdl2 Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pygame-sdl2 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pygame-sdl2

Remove python3-pygame-sdl2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pygame-sdl2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pygame-sdl2

Dependencies

python3-pygame-sdl2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pygame-sdl2 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.