How To Install python3-pynput on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pynput on Kali Linux.
What is python3-pynput
python3-pynput is:
This package allows you to control and monitor input devices. Currently, mouse and keyboard input and monitoring are supported.
This package installs the library for Python 3.
There are three methods to install python3-pynput 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-pynput Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pynput using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pynputInstall python3-pynput Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pynput using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pynputInstall python3-pynput 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-pynput using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pynputHow To Uninstall python3-pynput on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-pynput package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pynputUninstall python3-pynput And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pynput and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pynputRemove python3-pynput Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pynput configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pynputRemove python3-pynput configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pynput configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pynputDependencies
python3-pynput have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pynput package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
