How To Install python3-pyipmi on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pyipmi on Kali Linux. python3-pyipmi is Pure Python IPMI library

Introduction

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

What is python3-pyipmi

python3-pyipmi is:

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) is a set of computer interface specifications for an autonomous computer subsystem that provides management and monitoring capabilities independently of the host system??s CPU, firmware (BIOS or UEFI) and operating system. The python-ipmi library provides an application programming interface (API) for using IPMI protocol within the Python environment. This library supports IPMI version 2.0 as described in the IPMI standard.

There are two ways to communicate with a server using IPMI interface:

  1. IPMI over Local Area Network (LAN) using Remote Management Control Protocol (RMCP) packet datagrams
  2. Intelligent Platform Management Bus (IPMB) is an I2C-based bus

Features:

  • native RMCP interface (using Python libraries only)
  • legacy RMCP interface (requires ipmitool to be installed)
  • IPMB interface (using the Total Phase Aardvark)

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pyipmi

Install python3-pyipmi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pyipmi

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pyipmi

How To Uninstall python3-pyipmi on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pyipmi

Uninstall python3-pyipmi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pyipmi

Remove python3-pyipmi Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pyipmi

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pyipmi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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