How To Install kde-spectacle on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-spectacle on Kali Linux.
What is kde-spectacle
kde-spectacle is:
Spectacle captures images of the screen. It can capture the whole screen, a specified region, an individual window, or only part of a window.
There are three methods to install kde-spectacle 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 kde-spectacle Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kde-spectacle using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kde-spectacleInstall kde-spectacle Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install kde-spectacle using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kde-spectacleInstall kde-spectacle 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 kde-spectacle using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kde-spectacleHow To Uninstall kde-spectacle on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the kde-spectacle package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kde-spectacleUninstall kde-spectacle And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kde-spectacle and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kde-spectacleRemove kde-spectacle Configurations and Data
To remove kde-spectacle configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kde-spectacleRemove kde-spectacle configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kde-spectacle configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kde-spectacleDependencies
kde-spectacle have the following dependencies:
- kio
- libc6
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5configgui5
- libkf5configwidgets5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5dbusaddons5
- libkf5globalaccel-bin
- libkf5globalaccel5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5kiocore5
- libkf5kiogui5
- libkf5kiowidgets5
- libkf5kipi32.0.0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kde-spectacle package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.