How To Install qutebrowser-qtwebkit on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install qutebrowser-qtwebkit on Kali Linux. qutebrowser-qtwebkit is QtWebKit backend dependency package for qutebrowser

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install qutebrowser-qtwebkit on Kali Linux.

What is qutebrowser-qtwebkit

qutebrowser-qtwebkit is:

qutebrowser is a keyboard-focused browser with a minimal GUI. It’s based on Python and PyQt5 and was inspired by other browsers/addons like dwb and Vimperator/Pentadactyl.

This package contains all the required dependencies to use qutebrowser with the QtWebKit backend.

There are three methods to install qutebrowser-qtwebkit 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 qutebrowser-qtwebkit Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install qutebrowser-qtwebkit

Install qutebrowser-qtwebkit Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install qutebrowser-qtwebkit

Install qutebrowser-qtwebkit 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 qutebrowser-qtwebkit using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install qutebrowser-qtwebkit

How To Uninstall qutebrowser-qtwebkit on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the qutebrowser-qtwebkit package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove qutebrowser-qtwebkit

Uninstall qutebrowser-qtwebkit And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove qutebrowser-qtwebkit

Remove qutebrowser-qtwebkit Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge qutebrowser-qtwebkit

Remove qutebrowser-qtwebkit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qutebrowser-qtwebkit

Dependencies

qutebrowser-qtwebkit have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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