How To Install python3-vlc on Kali Linux

Introduction

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

What is python3-vlc

python3-vlc is:

This package provides a module with ctypes-based bindings (see http://wiki.videolan.org/PythonBinding) for the native libvlc API (see http://wiki.videolan.org/LibVLC) of the VLC video player.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-vlc

Install python3-vlc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-vlc

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-vlc

How To Uninstall python3-vlc on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-vlc

Uninstall python3-vlc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-vlc

Remove python3-vlc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-vlc

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-vlc have the following dependencies:

• python3

References

• python3-vlc website

Summary

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