How To Install qcalcfilehash on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qcalcfilehash on Kali Linux. qcalcfilehash is graphical utility for calculation and verification of hash sums

Introduction

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

What is qcalcfilehash

qcalcfilehash is:

QCalcFileHash is a graphical utility for calculation and verification of a wide range of hash sums like SHA1, SHA-224, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512, MD5, CRC32, CRC8.

It can be used on command line as well.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qcalcfilehash

Install qcalcfilehash Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qcalcfilehash

Install qcalcfilehash 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 qcalcfilehash using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qcalcfilehash

How To Uninstall qcalcfilehash on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove qcalcfilehash

Uninstall qcalcfilehash And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qcalcfilehash

Remove qcalcfilehash Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qcalcfilehash

Remove qcalcfilehash configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qcalcfilehash

Dependencies

qcalcfilehash have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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