How To Install python3-willow on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-willow on Kali Linux. python3-willow is Python image library combining Pillow, Wand and OpenCV (Python 3)

Introduction

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

What is python3-willow

python3-willow is:

Willow is a simple image library that combines the APIs of Pillow, Wand and OpenCV. It converts the image between the libraries when necessary.

Willow currently has basic resize and crop operations, face and feature detection and animated GIF support. New operations and library integrations can also be easily implemented.

This is the Python 3 version of the package.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-willow

Install python3-willow Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-willow

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-willow

How To Uninstall python3-willow on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-willow

Uninstall python3-willow And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-willow

Remove python3-willow Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-willow

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-willow have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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