How To Install python3-smbus on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-smbus on Kali Linux.
What is python3-smbus
python3-smbus is:
This Python 3 module allows SMBus access through the I2C /dev interface on Linux hosts. The host kernel must have I2C support, I2C device interface support, and a bus adapter driver.
There are three methods to install python3-smbus 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-smbus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-smbus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-smbusInstall python3-smbus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install python3-smbus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-smbusInstall python3-smbus 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-smbus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-smbusHow To Uninstall python3-smbus on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the python3-smbus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-smbusUninstall python3-smbus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-smbus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-smbusRemove python3-smbus Configurations and Data
To remove python3-smbus configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-smbusRemove python3-smbus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-smbus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-smbusDependencies
python3-smbus have the following dependencies:
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-smbus package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.