How To Install qdbus on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qdbus on Kali Linux. qdbus is Qt 5 D-Bus tool ?? dummy transitional package

Introduction

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

What is qdbus

qdbus is:

Qt is a cross-platform C++ application framework. Qt’s primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard GUI functionality.

This package is a dummy transitional package for users upgrading from Qt 4 to Qt 5. It can be safely removed.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qdbus

Install qdbus Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qdbus

Install qdbus 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 qdbus using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qdbus

How To Uninstall qdbus on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove qdbus

Uninstall qdbus And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qdbus

Remove qdbus Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qdbus

Remove qdbus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qdbus

Dependencies

qdbus have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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