How To Install python3-wordcloud on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-wordcloud on Kali Linux. python3-wordcloud is little word cloud generator in Python

Introduction

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

What is python3-wordcloud

python3-wordcloud is:

Compared to other wordclouds, this algorithm has the advantage of

  • filling all available space.
  • being able to use arbitrary masks.
  • having a stupid simple algorithm (with an efficient implementation) that can be easily modified.

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

sudo apt-get -y install python3-wordcloud

Install python3-wordcloud Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-wordcloud

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-wordcloud

How To Uninstall python3-wordcloud on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-wordcloud

Uninstall python3-wordcloud And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-wordcloud

Remove python3-wordcloud Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-wordcloud

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

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

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

Dependencies

python3-wordcloud have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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