How To Install python3-pylibdmtx on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pylibdmtx on Kali Linux. python3-pylibdmtx is Read Data Matrix barcodes (Python3 version)

Introduction

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

What is python3-pylibdmtx

python3-pylibdmtx is:

Read and write Data Matrix barcodes from Python using the libdmtx library.

Features:

  • Pure Python
  • Works with PIL / Pillow images, OpenCV / numpy ndarrays, and raw bytes
  • Decodes locations of barcodes
  • No dependencies, other than the libdmtx library itself

This package contains the Python 3 version of the library.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pylibdmtx

Install python3-pylibdmtx Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-pylibdmtx

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pylibdmtx

How To Uninstall python3-pylibdmtx on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-pylibdmtx

Uninstall python3-pylibdmtx And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pylibdmtx

Remove python3-pylibdmtx Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pylibdmtx

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-pylibdmtx have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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