How To Install python3-pygeoip on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pygeoip on Kali Linux. python3-pygeoip is Python API for Maxminds binary GeoIP databases

Introduction

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

What is python3-pygeoip

python3-pygeoip is:

pygeoip provides a pure Python API for Maxmind’s binary GeoIP databases.

It enables the user to find the country that any IP address or hostname originates from.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pygeoip

Install python3-pygeoip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pygeoip

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pygeoip

How To Uninstall python3-pygeoip on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pygeoip

Uninstall python3-pygeoip And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pygeoip

Remove python3-pygeoip Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pygeoip

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pygeoip have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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