How To Install stepic on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install stepic on Kali Linux. stepic is Python 3 Steganography in Images

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install stepic on Kali Linux.

What is stepic

stepic is:

A Python 3 module and command line tool for hiding arbitrary data within images by slightly modifying the colors. These modifications are generally imperceptible to humans, but are machine detectable. Works with RGB, RGBA, or CMYK images.

There are three methods to install stepic 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 stepic Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install stepic

Install stepic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install stepic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install stepic

Install stepic 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 stepic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install stepic

How To Uninstall stepic on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the stepic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove stepic

Uninstall stepic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove stepic

Remove stepic Configurations and Data

To remove stepic configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge stepic

Remove stepic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge stepic

Dependencies

stepic have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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