How To Install qtsystems5-tools on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtsystems5-tools on Kali Linux.
What is qtsystems5-tools
qtsystems5-tools 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 contains the sfwlisten and servicefw tools for Qt 5 Systems module.
WARNING: This module is not an official part of Qt 5, but instead a git snapshot of an ongoing development. The package is very likely to change in a binary incompatible way, and no guarantees are given.
There are three methods to install qtsystems5-tools 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 qtsystems5-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qtsystems5-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qtsystems5-toolsInstall qtsystems5-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qtsystems5-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qtsystems5-toolsInstall qtsystems5-tools 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install qtsystems5-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qtsystems5-toolsHow To Uninstall qtsystems5-tools on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the qtsystems5-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qtsystems5-toolsUninstall qtsystems5-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qtsystems5-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qtsystems5-toolsRemove qtsystems5-tools Configurations and Data
To remove qtsystems5-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qtsystems5-toolsRemove qtsystems5-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qtsystems5-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qtsystems5-toolsDependencies
qtsystems5-tools have the following dependencies:
- libqt5publishsubscribe5
- libqt5serviceframework5
- libqt5systeminfo5
- libc6
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5network5
- libstdc++6
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qtsystems5-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
