How To Install cmake-qt-gui on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-qt-gui on Kali Linux.
What is cmake-qt-gui
cmake-qt-gui is:
CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files. CMake generates native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice.
This package provides the CMake Qt based GUI. Project configuration settings may be specified interactively. Brief instructions are provided at the bottom of the window when the program is running. The main executable file for this GUI is “cmake-gui”.
There are three methods to install cmake-qt-gui 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 cmake-qt-gui Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cmake-qt-gui using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cmake-qt-guiInstall cmake-qt-gui Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install cmake-qt-gui using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cmake-qt-guiInstall cmake-qt-gui 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 cmake-qt-gui using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cmake-qt-guiHow To Uninstall cmake-qt-gui on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the cmake-qt-gui package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cmake-qt-guiUninstall cmake-qt-gui And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cmake-qt-gui and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cmake-qt-guiRemove cmake-qt-gui Configurations and Data
To remove cmake-qt-gui configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cmake-qt-guiRemove cmake-qt-gui configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cmake-qt-gui configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cmake-qt-guiDependencies
cmake-qt-gui have the following dependencies:
- cmake
- libarchive13
- libc6
- libcurl4
- libgcc-s1
- libjsoncpp24
- libqt5core5a
- libqt5gui5
- libqt5widgets5
- librhash0
- libstdc++6
- libuv1
- zlib1g
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cmake-qt-gui package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.