How To Install python3-x2go on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-x2go on Kali Linux. python3-x2go is Python module providing X2Go client API (Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-x2go on Kali Linux.

What is python3-x2go

python3-x2go is:

X2Go is a server based computing environment with - session resuming - low bandwidth support - session brokerage support - client side mass storage mounting support - client side printing support - audio support - authentication by smartcard and USB stick

This Python module allows you to integrate X2Go client support into your Python applications by providing a Python-based X2Go client API (for Python 3).

There are three methods to install python3-x2go 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-x2go 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-x2go using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-x2go

Install python3-x2go Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-x2go using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-x2go

Install python3-x2go 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-x2go using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-x2go

How To Uninstall python3-x2go on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the python3-x2go package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-x2go

Uninstall python3-x2go And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-x2go and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-x2go

Remove python3-x2go Configurations and Data

To remove python3-x2go configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-x2go

Remove python3-x2go configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-x2go configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-x2go

Dependencies

python3-x2go have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-x2go package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.