How To Install python3-vatnumber on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-vatnumber on Kali Linux. python3-vatnumber is Python module to validate VAT numbers (implemented in Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-vatnumber

python3-vatnumber is:

Hint: This module is no more maintained and still exists for legacy reasons. Use rather python3-stdnum directly!

This is a Python module to check the validity of Value Added Tax (VAT) numbers of States inside the European Union. It uses the validation rules according to http://sima-pc.com/nif.php.

Additionally this module provides a function for online validation of given VAT numbers by the VIES VAT number validation (SOAP Service) of the Taxation and Customs Union: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/vieshome.do

This package is targeting Python version 3.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-vatnumber

Install python3-vatnumber Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-vatnumber

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-vatnumber

How To Uninstall python3-vatnumber on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-vatnumber

Uninstall python3-vatnumber And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-vatnumber

Remove python3-vatnumber Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-vatnumber

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-vatnumber have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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